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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”
May 13, 2013
Storm Plans for Disabled are Inadequate, U.S. Says
May 10, 2013
New York, NY – May 10, 2013 – The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, on behalf of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), filed a statement of interest today that supports Plaintiffs’ position in the federal class action, BCID v. Bloomberg, Case No. 11-cv-6690 (JMF) . Plaintiffs in that matter … Continue reading » “United States Department of Justice Supports Plaintiffs Seeking Effective Large Scale Disaster Planning for New Yorkers with Disabilities”
May 10, 2013
College students with disabilities across the United States are likely to benefit from a settlement signed this week by the University of California at Berkeley.
May 8, 2013
Pact Gives Disabled UC Berkeley Students More Access to Books
May 6, 2013
Berkeley, CA – May 7, 2013 – Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) and the University of California, Berkeley announced a settlement agreement today that will significantly improve information access for students with print related disabilities. The settlement puts in place a range of new policies and procedures to ensure that print disabled students have access to … Continue reading » “Landmark Agreement Big Step Forward for Students with Print Disabilities”
