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October 10, 2013
Oct. 10, 2013, New York, NY. – The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) and Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) announced today that they have reached an agreement with AMC Theatres® (AMC) to improve access to its movies for patrons who are deaf or have hearing loss. Under the agreement, AMC will make available personal closed … Continue reading » “Hearing Loss Association of America and AMC Theatres® Reach Landmark Agreement to Dramatically Improve Access to Movies for Millions of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Patrons in New York State”
August 30, 2013
Disabled New Yorkers take action against “Taxi of Tomorrow”
August 28, 2013
New York, New York. Aug 28 2013– In a pending federal lawsuit likely to have major implications for the City’s future taxi fleet and the Bloomberg administration’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” initiative, a coalition of disability groups today filed a motion for Summary Judgment, arguing that forcing medallion owners to purchase the Nissan NV200 van and … Continue reading » “New Yorkers With Disabilities File Major Challenge To Bloomberg’s Taxi Of Tomorrow Initiative And Inaccessible Taxi Fleet”
August 14, 2013
New York, NY – August 14, 2013 – The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, on behalf of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), filed an amicus brief today that supports over 300,000 New Yorkers with vision and mobility impairments who seek to vote in-person at New York City poll sites. … Continue reading » “United States Department of Justice Supports New Yorkers with Disabilities who Seek to Vote at Poll Sites on Election Day”
August 8, 2013
Contra Costa County puts special-ed juveniles in solitary, suit says
August 8, 2013
Berkeley, CA – August 8, 2013 – Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall locks young people with disabilities in solitary confinement for up to 23 hours a day and deprives them of education, according to a federal class action lawsuit filed today by Disability Rights Advocates, Public Counsel and Paul Hastings LLP. Contra Costa County Juvenile … Continue reading » “Lawsuit Details Solitary Confinement and Failure to Educate Young People with Disabilities in Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall”
July 25, 2013
San Francisco, CA – July 25, 2013 – A class action lawsuit filed today in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleges that the County of Alameda discriminates against voters who are blind and visually impaired. Voting privately and independently is one of the most fundamental and cherished American rights. … Continue reading » “Blind and Visually Impaired Voters Face Barriers to Voting on Election Day”
July 24, 2013
New York, NY – July 24, 2013 – A federal class action lawsuit filed today in the Southern District of New York alleges that Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, discriminate against patients with disabilities. The lawsuit, which is being brought by United Spinal, Inc. … Continue reading » “Beth Israel, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Provide Substandard Care to New Yorkers with Disabilities”
July 21, 2013
SIGN UP FOR OUR E-NEWSLETTER DONATE NOW IN THIS EDITION: DRA Reflects on 23 Years with ADA Celebrating DRA’s Achievements Fellow Spotlight – Haben Girma DRA’s 20th Anniversary Gala Larry paradis, DRA Co-Founder, Executive Director and Co-Director of Litigation DRA Reflects on 23 Years with the ADA Dear Friends, Today marks the twenty-third anniversary of … Continue reading » “July 2013 E-Newsletter”
June 21, 2013
FELLOWS FOR THE FUTURE / DONATE NOW IN THIS EDITION: Celebrating 20 Years of Fellowships Wolinsky Fellowship Meet Past Fellows DRA’s 20th Anniversary Gala Celebrating 20 Years of Fellowships As DRA approaches our 20th Anniversary, we pay special tribute to our legal fellows—talented young men and women who fuel DRA’s legal advocacy and represent the … Continue reading » “June 2013 E-Newsletter”
