In This Issue Letter from the Executive Director Growing Our Leadership Team Creating a Lasting Civil Rights Legacy Impact Report Letter from the Executive Director Happy New Year friends, In 2015 we looked back on 25 years with the ADA. In 2016, we look forward. Forward to a future where people with disabilities enjoy the … Continue reading “February 2016 E-News”
Oakland, CA – February 2, 2016 –The California Council of the Blind (CCB) and Kaiser Permanente today announced an historic agreement to further enhance the accessibility of health services for California patients with vision disabilities. Highlights of the agreement include: Adoption of new policies and practices regarding alternative formats (such as braille, audio, large print, … Continue reading “Kaiser Permanente Adopts Sweeping Plans to Improve Accessibility for Individuals with Vision Disabilities”
As of December 10, 2015, DRA has phased out our public intake system so that we can focus our limited resources on our primary work—providing legal representation to groups and organizations and representing people with disabilities who are experiencing systemic discrimination. DRA is a non-profit legal center that for 22+ years has primarily handled class … Continue reading “DRA Phases Out Public Intake System”
“You say you want a revolution, well, you know, we all want to change the world.” – John Lennon Dear Friends, We do need to change the world. Not many organizations have the know-how to create lasting, systemic change. Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) does, and … Continue reading “Give To DRA In 2015”
Phoenix, AZ – November 19, 2015 – A class action lawsuit filed today in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona alleges that Total Transit Inc. (“TTI”), doing business as Discount Cab, violates federal and state law by charging wheelchair users a $10.00 fee per trip – in addition to the standard fare … Continue reading “Lawsuit Challenges Discriminatory Charge for Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Service”
Baltimore, Maryland (November 19, 2015): The National Federation of the Blind and Scribd, Inc. have agreed to work together to provide access and make content available in Scribd’s subscription reading service and website accessible to the blind by the end of 2017. Available on desktop and mobile devices, Scribd’s service provides users access to ebooks, audiobooks … Continue reading “National Federation of the Blind and Scribd Agree to Collaborate to Make Reading Subscription Service Accessible to the Blind”
DRA Unveils 2015 Disability Eagles and Turkeys Eagles model disability inclusion and integration: innovating and setting precedents benefiting the disability community. Turkeys actively discriminate against people with disabilities. DRA works every day to ensure more Eagles soar! San Francisco, Calif., November 18, 2015 — Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) recognized three disability heroes (Eagles) and two Turkeys at its annual … Continue reading “DRA Unveils 2015 Disability Eagles and Turkeys”
Michelle Caiola welcomes New York subway accessibility upgrades but maintains that the system still has much to improve.
BERKELEY, CA – November 5, 2015 – Federal Judge Kimberly Mueller issued an order yesterday, November 4, 2015, holding that the newly constructed gate counters in Terminal B of the Sacramento International Airport are inaccessible to persons who use wheelchairs and thus, illegal, and further holding that the emergency evacuation plans for Sacramento International Airport … Continue reading “Court Rules Sacramento Airport Must be Made Safer and More Accessible for Travelers with Disabilities”
October 2015 E-Newsletter Donate Now Celebrating 25 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act: 1990-2015 In This Issue Letter from the Executive Director Get your Eagle & Turkey Tickets Today! East Coast Advisory Board GROWS! Attorney Spotlight New Fellows Spotlight Impact Report Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Donate Now DRA Welcomes New Faces & Prepares … Continue reading “October 2015 E-News”