Dear DRA Supporters, I’m happy to share the news that DRA’s Board of Directors voted last week to revise DRA’s three-person Managing Director structure with an Interim Executive Director role that Kate Hamilton will fill, pending placement of a permanent Executive Director. Kate has served the organization since 2013, first as Development and Communications Director … Continue reading “Leadership in Unprecedented Times”
Attorneys from national civil rights organizations seek to enforce earlier order to ensure the safety of thousands of people in detention June 25, 2020 – RIVERSIDE, CA – Last night, civil rights advocates filed a motion to enforce a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Central Division of California, seeking to … Continue reading “Advocates Decry ICE Heel Dragging and Noncompliance with Court-Ordered Custody Redeterminations”
Kern County settles class-action lawsuit with disability rights groups over juvenile facilities
Disability Rights Groups Reach Class Action Settlement with Kern County Juvenile Facilities (Bakersfield, CA) – On June 5, 2020, a federal court approved the final settlement reached between the Parties on behalf of youth with disabilities detained at Kern County Juvenile Facilities, who were represented by Disability Rights California (DRC) and Disability Rights Advocates … Continue reading “Incarcerated Youth with Disabilities Gain Equal Access to Rehabilitation and Education”
Disability Rights Advocates challenges the State’s irrational, blanket disqualification of workers based on disability, seeks to bring hiring standards into compliance with the law June 10, 2020 – New York, NY – Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a national non-profit legal center, filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the … Continue reading “New York State Maintains Discriminatory Bar to Employment for Those with Less Than 20/40 Vision”
June 8, 2020—New York, NY—A unanimous panel of four Judges from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court affirmed a ruling by the lower Court, decided almost exactly a year ago on June 5, 2019, holding that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”) and the City of New York (“the City”) can be held accountable … Continue reading “Unanimous Appellate Court Upholds Ruling That MTA is Subject to NYC Human Rights Law and Can be Held Liable for Discriminating Against Subway Riders with Disabilities”
Agreement Made for June Accessible Absentee Voting Program June 3, 2020 – New York, NY – A federal court has approved an agreement between the NYS Board of Elections (NYS BOE) and disability groups that provides voters a more accessible absentee ballot for the upcoming June 23 Primary Election. Following a lawsuit … Continue reading “Agreement Made for June Accessible Absentee Voting Program”
Disability Equals Disenfranchisement, Lawsuit Says
Coalition of Disability Groups Demand Access to New York’s Inaccessible Absentee Voting Lawsuit Filed Today in Federal Court – Full Complaint May 22, 2020 – New York, NY – Today, a coalition of disability organizations filed a lawsuit against the New York State Board of Elections (“NYS BOE”) for excluding New Yorkers with … Continue reading “Coalition of Disability Groups Demand Access to New York’s Inaccessible Absentee Voting”
As Older Adults Prepare to Walk Around, Will Infrastructure Let Them?