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Federal Judge Orders North Carolina To Provide Accessible Absentee Voting

People With Mobility Disabilities File Class Action Lawsuit Against City of Baltimore

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Lawsuit Challenges Oregon Department of Corrections’ Policy of Charging People With Disabilities for Durable Medical Equipment

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HBO Max Rolls Out Audio Described Content

Have you been denied medication for opioid use disorder by residential treatment programs including the Salvation Army? We want to hear from you

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DRA is Interested in Your Experiences at Providence Health Facilities in Washington State

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Chiappetta vs. New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services

Case Area: Emergency Preparedness, Public Entities, Technology Disability: Blind/Low Vision

In October 2020, Disability Rights Advocates filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of blind New Yorkers and the American Council of the Blind, New York against New York state entities, challenging the inaccessibility of “NY-Alert,” a Mass Notification System intended to warn New Yorkers and visitors of emergencies and other critical information in a[…continue]

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Fraihat v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Case Area: Architectural Barriers, Healthcare, Jails/Prisons/Detention, Public Entities Disability: Blind/Low Vision, Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing, Developmental, Learning Disability, Mobility, Other Disability, Print Disability, Psychiatric

Click here for community resources (English and Spanish) including information explaining the consequences of the court’s order, who it applies to, and aspects of the decision that may be useful in your advocacy. In August 2019, Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC), Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, and Southern Poverty Law[…continue]

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Federal Judge Orders North Carolina To Provide Accessible Absentee Voting June 17, 2021

June 17, 2021 – Raleigh, NC – On June 15, 2021, Judge Terrence W. Boyle of the federal District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections to take immediate steps to ensure that blind voters will have equal access to the 2021 municipal elections and all[…continue]

People With Mobility Disabilities File Class Action Lawsuit Against City of Baltimore June 10, 2021

City’s curb ramps and sidewalks do not meet federal accessibility requirements June 10, 2021 – Baltimore, MD – Three wheelchair users and the IMAGE Center of Maryland have filed a class action lawsuit alleging widespread and ongoing violations of federal accessibility requirements by the City of Baltimore for its failure to properly install and[…continue]

Lawsuit Challenges Oregon Department of Corrections’ Policy of Charging People With Disabilities for Their Prostheses and Other Durable Medical Equipment April 21, 2021

April 21, 2021– Salem, OR – Yesterday Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a national non-profit legal center, and Lynn S. Walsh, filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Oregon and the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) on behalf of current and former people with disabilities who are incarcerated and who have been charged[…continue]