WASHINGTON — When I traveled abroad as an American Marshall Memorial Fellow in October 2008, I discovered something most people wouldn’t notice. The notion of an attorney with his partner, a dog guide, draws attention on both sides of the Atlantic.  I recall one individual claiming that disability law, policy, … Continue Reading…

U.S. President Barack Obama and leaders of the rest of the G-20 won’t arrive in Pittsburgh for the summit until Thursday, but there’s plenty of excitement in the air already. A flurry of last-minute road resurfacing projects wrapped up over the weekend. The first protest marches on Sunday went off … Continue Reading…

Commentators in the United States speculate that the 2008 presidential election will be a close one once again.  With many states in play, candidates will turn to the some 54 million disabled to shore up their vote tallies in places like Pennsylvania and Ohio.

For example, in the 2000 presidential election, … Continue Reading…