HR Dive

Hospital operator settles EEOC suit charging disability bias toward hospitalized candidate

A New Jersey hospital operator will pay $77,550 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit that alleged the employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it withdrew ...
Phys.org

Why disability bias is a particularly stubborn problem

As part of her research, Tessa Charlesworth challenged the longstanding assumption that implicit biases are so ingrained that they cannot be changed. Credit: Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer Our ...
The Daily Dot

ChatGPT is being used to scan job applications—and penalizing candidates with disabilities

Research has found that artificial intelligence is biased against those with marginalized identities, including people with disabilities. Now, a new study from the University of Washington found that ...
JD Supra

Federal Agencies Say Employer Use of AI and Hiring Algorithms May Lead to Disability Bias: 5 Key Takeaways

Employers can benefit from using software programs to streamline their hiring process, but federal agencies just sent a stern warning that relying on algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) to ...
JD Supra

EEOC Issues New Guidance on Disability Bias and Algorithmic Employment Assessments

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released guidance to help private sector employers avoid disability discrimination when using algorithms to assess employees and applicants.
The Hill

Common AI language models show bias against people with disabilities: study

Artificial intelligence (AI) language models are used for a variety of tools including smart assistants and email autocorrect. But new research from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and ...
AOL

Common AI language models show bias against people with disabilities: study

New research underscores the implicit bias present in some artificial intelligence language models. Researchers found models were generally more likely to rate content containing disability-related ...
Forbes

Ford Foundation Commits $1 Million To Fight Disability Discrimination In Higher Ed

WASHINGTON, DC: Maria Town, President and CEO, AAPD, speaks at a welcome back Congress rally. She has been an outspoken advocate for educating disabled students and others on how to fight bias during ...
HR Dive

Court shoots down former AstraZeneca employee’s religious, disability discrimination COVID-19 vaccine case

A district court dismissed the case of a former AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP employee (Friend vs. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP) who alleged he experienced religious and disability discrimination ...
Washington Examiner

Supreme Court to hear Maine hotel’s bid to thwart ‘tester’ disability bias lawsuit

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a case over a Maine-based hotel owner’s attempt to limit disability claims lawsuits after a complaint alleged the lodging house failed to disclose ...
Psychology Today

Bias-Free Language: Disability

Years ago, I was asked to write a magazine feature on medical students, residents and physicians with disabilities. It was my first major piece, and I spent weeks writing it. I interviewed disability ...