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Legal Reader: Settlement Agreement Improves Accessibility for Blind Test-Takers of the California Insurance License Exam
Legal Reader: Chicago Resident Sues Local MRI Provider for Denying Critical Healthcare Services Due to Disability
Event: Disability Activist Panel Discussion at Andrew Heiskell Library in NYC, September 21
Federal Court Rules Case Seeking Access to State Services for Deaf People in Tennessee Can Proceed
September 11, 2024—Nashville, Tennessee—A federal judge in the Middle District of Tennessee has substantially denied the State of Tennessee’s attempt to dismiss claims by multiple plaintiffs against the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging (DDA) (formerly the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) and the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (DMHSAS). … Continue reading “Federal Court Rules Case Seeking Access to State Services for Deaf People in Tennessee Can Proceed”
Legal Reader: Court Rules NYC Must Make All New Taxis Wheelchair-Accessible Until 50% of All Taxis Are Accessible
amNY: Chelsea Residents, Advocates Fight to End ‘Accessibility Desert’ With Elevators at Local Subway Stations
Disability Advocates’ Lawsuit Challenging the MTA’s Failure to Maintain New York City’s Subway Elevators Proceeding to Trial
September 9, 2024—New York, NY—On Friday August 30, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York denied a motion from the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”) for summary judgment to dismiss claims brought by the disability community in long-running litigation regarding the MTA’s failure to maintain the few elevators that exist in New York City’s subway stations. The case is now … Continue reading “Disability Advocates’ Lawsuit Challenging the MTA’s Failure to Maintain New York City’s Subway Elevators Proceeding to Trial “