June 17, 2021 – Raleigh, NC – On June 15, 2021, Judge Terrence W. Boyle of the federal District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections to take immediate steps to ensure that blind voters will have equal access to the 2021 municipal elections and all … Continue reading “Federal Judge Orders North Carolina To Provide Accessible Absentee Voting”
Wheelchair Users File Class-Action Lawsuit, Saying Baltimore Sidewalks Fail to Meet ADA Requirements
Wheelchair Users Sue Baltimore Over ‘Widespread’ Violations of Federal Accessibility Requirements
‘Lyft’s Got to Look Into Its Own Soul’: Judge Weighs Requiring Lyft to Provide Wheelchair Users Equal Service
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”
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”
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”
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.
ADA Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Oregon of Charging Disabled Inmates for Needed Medical Devices
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