New York Times
Timetable Set for Rules on Wheelchair-Accessible Taxicabs
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KQED Newsroom
Juvenile Detention Scrutinized
February 2014 E-Newsletter
DONATE NOW / FORWARD TO A FRIEND IN THIS EDITION: DRA Kicks Off 2014 With A Bang! Board Member Spotlight: Dan Brown New Faces Of DRA DRA Defends The Right To Vote Recruiting Summers And Fellow DRA Kicks Off 2014 With A Bang! Dear Friends, We are just a month into the New Year and … Continue reading “February 2014 E-Newsletter”
U.S. Education and Justice Departments Criticize Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall Over Treatment of Youth with Disabilities; Participate in Lawsuit Against Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – The United States Department of Justice and Department of Education have filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit challenging the solitary confinement policies and practices and failure to educate youth with disabilities in Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall. According to the federal class action lawsuit, filed in August 2013 by Disability … Continue reading “U.S. Education and Justice Departments Criticize Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall Over Treatment of Youth with Disabilities; Participate in Lawsuit Against Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall”
New York Times
In Final Weeks, a Push to Put Bloomberg’s Stamp on Major Legal Cases
December 2013 E-Newsletter
DECEMBER 2013 E-NEWSLETTER DONATE NOW IN THIS EDITION: DRA Ends 2013 with Another Triumph in NYC DRA in the News Fellow Spotlight: Zoe Chernicoff Tips for Year-End Giving DRA Ends 2013 with Another Triumph in NYC Dear Friends, 2013 is winding to a dramatic close at DRA. In November we won our New York emergency … Continue reading “December 2013 E-Newsletter”
Social Work Helper
The Fight for More Accessible Taxis Was Won in NY City
New York Times
Landmark settlement between DRA and New York City to dramatically increase NYC taxicab accessibility
NYC and Disability Advocates Announce Landmark Settlement to Dramatically Increase NYC Taxicab Accessibility
NEW YORK, NY – December, 2013 Four disability rights organizations, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) and the Mayor’s Office for People With Disabilities (MOPD) announced today that they have reached an historic settlement agreement to phase-in wheelchair accessible yellow medallion taxicabs so that fifty percent (50%) will be accessible to men, women, … Continue reading “NYC and Disability Advocates Announce Landmark Settlement to Dramatically Increase NYC Taxicab Accessibility”
November 2013 E-Newsletter
DONATE NOW IN THIS EDITION: Looking Back at 2013 Victory in New York is a Victory for the Nation DRA Celebrates 20 Years of Impact DRA Attorneys in the Community Looking Back At 2013Dear Friends, We at DRA have much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. On October 23rd we welcomed over 400 supporters to … Continue reading “November 2013 E-Newsletter”