Tag Archives: Disability News

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:18 — 11.3MB)Subscribe: RSSWFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro concludes his interview with Professor Steve Sanders at the IU Mauer School of Law in our special report, Civil or Not: The Court Case of Talevski v. Marion and the Debate over a Private Right to Sue. This is Part II of that interview.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:03 — 6.5MB)Subscribe: RSSWFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro speaks with Professor Steve Sanders at the IU Mauer School of Law to begin our special report, Civil or Not: The Court Case of Talevski v. Marion and the Debate over a Private Right to Sue.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: RSSMarion County Corporation of Health and Human services faces a lawsuit from the family of an Indiana nursing home resident, now deceased, who allege his civil rights were violated. A lawsuit filed by the family of nursing home resident Giorgi Talevski reaches its climax as oral arguments are slated …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, October 19th, 2022. Later in the program, we have the latest edition of Disabulletin – a segment on disability and neurodiversity issues. Correspondent Abe Shapiro continues his coverage on a lawsuit against the rideshare company Lyft for the alleged lack of …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:46 — 5.6MB)Subscribe: RSSIn today’s Disabulletin, WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro concludes his interview with Attorney ​​Jeremiah Frei-Pearson about a lawsuit against the ride-share company Lyft over its alleged lack of wheelchair-accessible vehicles, or WAV followed by a preview of our next story. It is the case of Marion Health and Hospital Corporation …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:30 — 11.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn today’s Disabulletin, WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro continues his conversation with Attorney ​​Jeremiah Frei-Pearson about a lawsuit against the ride-share company Lyft over its alleged lack of wheelchair-accessible vehicles, or WAVs. Lyft officials cited a limited supply of wheelchair-accessible vehicles and driver availability as reasons why WAVs …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:24 — 8.3MB)Subscribe: RSSFive years ago, Westchester on the Move, A disability rights organization headquartered in Westchester, filed a lawsuit against transportation company Lyft, in which the organization asserted that Lyft was violating the Americans with Disabilities by not providing Wheelchair Accessible vehicles that accommodate customers with non-foldable wheelchairs. According to an …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:03 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, September 28th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro continues his conversation with Attorney ​​Jeremiah Frei-Pearson about a lawsuit against the ride-share company Lyft over its alleged lack of wheelchair accessible vehicles, or WAVs. More in today’s Disabulletin. Also …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:03 — 42.7MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, September 21st, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro speaks with Attorney ​​Jeremiah Frei-Pearson about a lawsuit against the ride-share company Lyft over its alleged lack of wheelchair accessible vehicles, or WAVs. More in today’s Disabulletin. Also coming up …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:32 — 9.5MB)Subscribe: RSS Today, we continue our interview with Jeremiah Frei Pearson, the Lawyer fighting on behalf of Westchester on the Move in their lawsuit against Lyft. Since receiving his law degree from Stanford law school in 2003, Mr.Frei Pearson has sought to advocate for individuals to obtain their civil rights. …