Health care reform efforts have been moving forward rapidly in Congress, which unfortunately leaves me with not enough time for a full Day In Washington podcast. My apologies to listeners, but regular programming will resume as soon as possible.
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Archive for April, 2009
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China’s National Human Rights Plan (and its inclusion of Disability) – Day In Washington Policy Podcast #37
Day in Washington Disability Policy Podcast – Episode Summary: Day in Washington looks at Disability policy issues both here in the United States and also abroad. This week’s episode is focused on China. In 1993, the United Nations called on countries to establish a national human rights plan. On Monday, the Chinese government published its...
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ADA Amendments Act in the Courtroom – Audio Now Available
On March 3rd, 2009 I posted in Day In Washington about Kirk Jenkins’ lawsuit against the National Board of Medical Examiners. He had been denied an accommodation for the Medical Licensing Exam and filed a lawsuit. Kirk lost his initial lawsuit because the circuit court didn’t consider him "disabled enough" under the ADA....
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Kindle 2, Authors Guild and Reading Rights
Just a quick update. Some of you may be aware that there is a protest that took place on Tuesday, April 7 outside the offices of the Authors Guild.
The reason for the protest is with regard to Amazon’s e-book reader, the Kindle. The latest version of the Kindle, which was unveiled in February has...
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