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June 10, 2021
City’s curb ramps and sidewalks do not meet federal accessibility requirements June 10, 2021 – Baltimore, MD – Three wheelchair users and the IMAGE Center of Maryland have filed a class action lawsuit alleging widespread and ongoing violations of federal accessibility requirements by the City of Baltimore for its failure to properly install and … Continue reading » “People With Mobility Disabilities File Class Action Lawsuit Against City of Baltimore”
April 30, 2021
In This Issue Letter From the President & CEO Conversation with New Board Member Darren Minarik DRA’s 2021 Virtual Gala, October 7 Impact Report Letter From the President & CEO Dear DRA Supporters, Two months into my tenure at DRA and three things are clear: We’ve got a GREAT team of staff, clients, donors, board … Continue reading » “May 2021 E-News: May News from DRA”
April 23, 2021
Oregon Sued After Charging Inmates With Disabilities for Medical Devices – Eight years ago, Donald Terrill, who is imprisoned at the Snake River Correctional Institution in eastern Oregon, was fitted with a prosthesis after a lower leg amputation. Since 2013, the Oregon Department of Corrections has garnished Terrill’s trust account. He’s paid more than $10,000 … Continue reading » “Oregon Public Broadcasting”
April 23, 2021
Oregon Sued For Charging Inmates for Medical Devices – A class action lawsuit has been filed claiming the Oregon Department of Corrections is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act because it charges prisoners with disabilities for prosthetics and other medical devices they need.
April 23, 2021
ADA Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Oregon of Charging Disabled Inmates for Needed Medical Devices
April 22, 2021
5 Amazing Organizations & Individuals Raising Disability Awareness
April 21, 2021
April 21, 2021– Salem, OR – Yesterday Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a national non-profit legal center, and Lynn S. Walsh, filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Oregon and the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) on behalf of current and former people with disabilities who are incarcerated and who have been charged … Continue reading » “Lawsuit Challenges Oregon Department of Corrections’ Policy of Charging People With Disabilities for Their Prostheses and Other Durable Medical Equipment”
April 15, 2021
To carry forward the critical legacy of fiery, grassroots disability justice advocates in New York and across the Country April 15, 2021—New York, NY—Today Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) announced, with support from the Prentiss family, the establishment of the Edith Prentiss Disability Justice Award, to be bestowed annually on a disability justice advocate who … Continue reading » “DRA Establishes Edith Prentiss Disability Justice Award”
April 14, 2021
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