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DRA files suit for Bronx residents with disabilities turned away from local health center.
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New York Times
DRA files suit for Bronx residents with disabilities turned away from local health center.
Bronx Medical Facility Sued for Excluding Patents with Disabilities and Jeopardizing Their Health
New York, NY – Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 – Today, on the heels of the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a national nonprofit leader in civil rights litigation on behalf of persons with disabilities, filed a federal class-action lawsuit in the Southern District of New York alleging … Continue reading “Bronx Medical Facility Sued for Excluding Patents with Disabilities and Jeopardizing Their Health”
ADA 25th Anniversary Newsletter 2015
Happy 25th ADA Anniversary! Donate Now Celebrating 25 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act: 1990-2015 In This Issue DRA Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the ADA DRA In The News July 21, 2015 Celebration at DRA’s Berkeley Office DRA’s Past Accomplishments and Vision For the Future DRA Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the ADA … Continue reading “ADA 25th Anniversary Newsletter 2015”
NPR
Sid Wolinsky uses the ADA to make big impacts in New York City.
Disability Rights Advocates Announces New Co-Directors of Litigation
BERKELEY, CA – July 22, 2015 – Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a leading national nonprofit disability rights legal center, announced today the appointment of Mary-Lee Smith and Stuart Seaborn as the new Co-Directors of Litigation. Co-founders Sid Wolinsky and Larry Paradis will continue to guide DRA in their roles as Supervising Attorney and Executive Director, … Continue reading “Disability Rights Advocates Announces New Co-Directors of Litigation”
Fortune
Essay on why disability rights is everyone’s business.
June 2015, E-News
June 2015 E-Newsletter Donate Now Celebrating 25 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act: 1990-2015 In This Issue Summer Awards, Anniversaries, and Achivements DRA Attorney Spotlight Upcoming Events Awards DRA Impact Report Summer Awards, Anniversaries, and Achievements Dear DRA Family, Legal victories, awards, events, and more! Summer is here and DRA’s office is bustling … Continue reading “June 2015, E-News”
Suit Challenging N.Y.C.’s Failure to Make Sidewalks Safe for Disabled New Yorkers Moves Ahead
New York City, NY – June 1,2015 – A federal judge cleared the way today for a major class action suit against the City to proceed. Disability Rights Advocates (“DRA”) and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, on behalf of the Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York (“CIDNY”) filed a landmark civil rights lawsuit … Continue reading “Suit Challenging N.Y.C.’s Failure to Make Sidewalks Safe for Disabled New Yorkers Moves Ahead”
Landmark Settlement Reached to Ensure Alameda County Voters Who Are Blind Will Be Able to Cast Secret Ballots on Election Day
Berkeley, CA – May 27, 2015 – Alameda County and Plaintiffs California Council of the Blind (CCB) and five individuals who are blind announced a landmark settlement agreement that contains detailed steps that the County will take on Election Day to ensure that voters who are blind and have low-vision will be able to cast … Continue reading “Landmark Settlement Reached to Ensure Alameda County Voters Who Are Blind Will Be Able to Cast Secret Ballots on Election Day”