The state subways case is scheduled for a conference regarding discovery updates before Judge Shlomo Hagler on November 6th at 10am at the New York Supreme Court located at 60 Center Street.
Oral argument on both DRA’s and the MTA’s motion for summary judgment regarding DRA’s federal subways case will be heard by Judge Daniels on October 24th at 10:30AM at 500 Pearl Street, Courtroom 11A.
The state subways case is scheduled for a conference regarding Accessibility Studies under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) before Judge Shlomo Hagler on October 23rd at 10am at the New York Supreme Court located at 60 Center Street, Part 17 (Room 335).
Disability Rights Advocates New York Gala The Next 25 Years: Civil Rights and Inclusion for All Featuring Eagle Awards spotlighting individuals, organizations and corporations, leveraging cutting-edge technology, to change the fabric of American society so that people with disabilities can participate fully. Monday, October 21, 2019 American Museum of Natural History Rose Center […]
October 21, 2019 – New York, NY – Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), the leading national nonprofit disability rights legal center, honors three outstanding advocates for the disability community in 2019. Loreen Arbus, Bank of America, and Jill Houghton + Disability:IN will each be presented with Eagle Awards at DRA’s New York Gala on October 21, 2019. Additional […]
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), one of the leading nonprofit disability rights legal centers in the nation, is setting precedents and challenging norms. With offices in California and New York, we provide free legal representation in complex, system changing, class-action cases—achieving dramatic improvements for people with disabilities seeking access to government services and businesses, health care, […]
Stanford’s New Policy for Student Mental-Health Crises Is Hailed as a Model: The university agrees to a settlement with students who say they were forced to take involuntary leaves of absence when they sought help for mental-health crises.
Forsee v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority is scheduled for a pre-motion conference before Judge Ramos on October 16th at 11am at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse located at 40 Foley Square, Courtroom 619.
Settlement is most comprehensive ever to protect college students with mental health disabilities from unnecessary exclusion Palo Alto, CA—October 7, 2019—A coalition of Stanford students and Stanford University have reached a groundbreaking settlement agreement that will result in significant changes to Stanford’s leave of absence policies and practices, all of which will help ensure […]
Chicago, IL—September 23, 2019—Today, Disability Rights Advocates (“DRA”) and the Proskauer law firm (“Proskauer”) filed a class action lawsuit against the City of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Transportation (“CDOT”) in order to challenge the systemic lack of accessible pedestrian signals at intersections all over the city. The lawsuit, which has been filed […]