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March 25, 2020
March 25, 2020 — RIVERSIDE, Calif. –– Early this morning, a group of civil rights legal organizations and their pro bono law firm partners filed an emergency application for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeking a court order requiring that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) … Continue reading » “Civil Rights Organizations Seek Emergency Court Ruling for Immediate COVID-19 Protections for People in Immigration Detention Centers”
March 21, 2020
Ep 73: Housing
March 19, 2020
On March 6, 2020, Judge Jeffrey White of the Northern District of California preliminarily approved a class action settlement with Mobility Works, one of the country’s largest providers of wheelchair accessible vans for sale or rent, and a major installer of adaptive devices for drivers with disabilities. If you are a driver with a disability … Continue reading » “Court Preliminarily Approves Nationwide Settlement With Mobility Works, One Of Country’s Largest Providers of Wheelchair Accessible Vans”
March 10, 2020
In early 2018, the MTA and then-New York City Transit President Andy Byford announced a plan to study the feasibility of making every New York City subway station ADA accessible. The study was announced as a major component of the MTA’s accessibility efforts and eventually cost the MTA nearly $18 million. In October 2018, DRA … Continue reading » “DRA victory for transparency, MTA surveys reveal nearly every subway station could be accessible to all”
March 3, 2020
MTA’s Long History Of Being Sued Over Subway Accessibility
February 20, 2020
MTA Could Make Many More Subway Stations Accessible, Study Finds
February 18, 2020
A Letter From the Managing Directors Dear DRA Supporters, Clients and Friends, 2020 is here and we’re gearing up to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—the civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life. DRA, founded three years after the ADA was … Continue reading » “How Do We Celebrate 30 Years of the ADA?”
February 5, 2020
Ruling affirms and holds NYPD accountable for broad inaccessibility of police precinct stations Police department must include disability community as it works to eliminate barriers NEW YORK – A federal judge has issued a major ruling holding the New York City Police Department (NYPD) liable for discrimination against people with disabilities by shutting them out of police … Continue reading » “Judge Finds NYPD Liable, Must Provide People with Disabilities Access to Police Stations”
January 24, 2020
Why Andy Byford’s Departure Is So Troubling For NYC Subway & Bus Riders
December 17, 2019
Hello friends and fans of DRA, It has been BIG year at DRA! Our hard-working team has filed and won major cases in diverse geographies, on behalf of people across the disability spectrum, to bring about monumental changes that protect the civil rights of millions. We couldn’t have done it without you: our donors, clients, … Continue reading » “DRA’s 2019 Impact Roundup”
