Under Senate Bill 43, a new law that recently took effect in San Diego County, law enforcement officers and medical professionals can detain a person with a diagnosed mental illness or substance use ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A lawsuit challenging Section 504, a federal law that recognizes the civil rights of individuals with disabilities, is gaining national attention. The lawsuit, filed in September, ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Definitions of disability have evolved over time. Consistent with the biopsychosocial model used by the World Health Organization, we conceptualize disability as an interaction between a person’s ...