Celebrating 25 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act: 1990-2015 DONATE NOW IN THIS EDITION: DRA Celebrates 25 Years with the ADA: 1990-2015 DRA Attorney Spotlight DRA Impact Report: Learn About Our Most Recent Updates! DRA’s Growing Team DRA Celebrates 25 Years with the ADA: 1990-2015 Dear DRA Family, 2015 is here, marking 25 years … Continue reading “February 2015 E-Newsletter”
The Americans with Disabilities Act, which predated the rise of the internet, doesn’t explicitly apply to the web. Could a court decision change that?
DRA’s Skadden Fellowship Attorney, Haben Girma has been appointed as the first deaf and blind board trustee of Helen Keller Services for the Blind.
The year is off to a great start and DRA is excited to welcome two new talented Senior Staff Attorneys to our team in the next month — Aaron Zisser and Michelle Caiola. Please join us in welcoming them to the DRA team! – Aaron B. Zisser – Aaron Zisser will work out of DRA’s California … Continue reading “Introducing DRA’s New Lawyers”
New York City, NY – December 24, 2014 – Today, Disability Rights Advocates (“DRA”) and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, on behalf of the Westchester Independent Living Center (“WILC”) and two wheelchair users, filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court alleging that Metro-North has violated Federal disability civil rights laws by spending millions of taxpayer dollars renovating the … Continue reading “Civil Rights Advocates Challenge Metro-North’s Failure to Provide Wheelchair Access to the Upgraded Port Chester Station”
November 10, 2014 – Disability Rights Advocates, a national leader in civil rights litigation on behalf of persons with disabilities, has joined the Law Offices of Meenan and Associates in challenging a Department-wide policy that discriminates against NYPD officers who use hearing aids, regardless of how well they do their jobs. The Plaintiffs, former Sergeant James … Continue reading “Lawsuit in Federal Court to Protect the Rights of NYPD Officers with Hearing Impairments”
New York – November 5, 2014 The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has preliminarily approved a class-wide settlement on behalf a class of over 570 current and former SSA employees with disabilities. The Settlement Agreement provides for sweeping improvements to SSA’s policies and processes impacting the careers of employees with disabilities, including substantial monetary … Continue reading “Over 570 Employees with Disabilities Settle Discrimination Class Action Against the Social Security Administration”
This month the city settled a lawsuit and will revamp its emergency planning to comply with the Americans with Disabilites Act. Susan Dooha, the executive director of the Center for the Independence of the Disabled, New York (CIDNY), explains the latest plans with Brian Lehrer.
DRA and New York City reach settlement that will result in the most comprehensive disaster preparedness plan in the county
New York, NY – As the two year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaches, disability rights advocacy groups and the City of New York announced the settlement today of a longstanding federal class action that will result in the most comprehensive disaster plan in the country. The historic plan includes City disaster preparedness enhancements aimed at improving the lives and … Continue reading “New York City and Disability Advocates Reach Historic Agreement Providing for Comprehensive Improvements to New York City’s Disaster Planning”