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The Ontarians with Disabilities Act is the short title of the Ontario government's Bill 125 - An Act to improve the identification, removal and prevention of barriers faced by persons with disabilities and to make related amendments to other Acts. The act received royal assent on 14 December 2001 and came into force on February 7, 2002.
The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, a state law that passed in 1969, entitles any person with developmental disabilities to the services and support needed to have a full and ...
He introduced legislation in 2023 called the Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act to Congress. If passed, it would allow disabled adult children, like Long, to marry and still receive ...
In the law of England and Wales 'vulnerable adult' is loosely defined. Section 59 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 says: [14] 1) A person is a vulnerable adult if he has attained the age of 18 and— (a) he is in residential accommodation, (b) he is in sheltered housing, (c) he receives domiciliary care,
Ryan O'Connell is an American writer, actor, director, comedian, LGBTQ activist, and disability advocate. [1] He is known for his 2015 memoir, I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves, [1] about his life as a gay man with cerebral palsy, which he adapted into television series Special for Netflix.
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The Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today's Youth Act, also known as the AB1955 bill, Safety Act or SAFETY Act, [1] [2] [3] is an first-in-nation act signed and activated by California governor Gavin Newsom on July 15, 2024.
The Social Security Fairness Act, one of the most bipartisan bills in Congress this session, aims to repeal WEP and GPO. The House voted to pass the legislation Nov. 12, and the Senate approved it ...