July 2014 E-Newsletter
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IN THIS EDITION:24 Years With the ADA: DRA Charges On!Eagle and Turkey Awards: Save the Date!DRA’s Batting 5 for 5 in New York!DRA is a Great Place to Launch Your Public Interest Career!DRA Impact Report: Learn About Our Most Recent Updates! |
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24 Years with the ADA: DRA Charges On!Dear DRA Supporters, Twenty four years ago on July 26, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life and, for the last 21 years, has provided a critical platform for DRA’s life-changing work. Sid Wolinsky and I established DRA in 1993. At that time, no other non-profit legal center existed to focus on high-impact, class-action litigation, enforce the ADA and protect the civil rights of the millions of disabled and elderly citizens across the United States. For the last 21 years, DRA has taken on hundreds of precedent-setting cases, creating significant, positive changes for people with disabilities: prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, transportation, education and many other basic rights. On the 24th Anniversary of the ADA and in our organization’s 21st year, DRA has much to celebrate. And there remains much work to do. In this summer newsletter you’ll learn about our ongoing impact:
Finally, I want to personally invite you to get more deeply engaged with the DRA family. You can apply to join the DRA team as a summer law clerk or fellow, you can attend a DRA event (don’t forget to calendar November 19th for DRA’s Eagle and Turkey Awards Luncheon in San Francisco), you can submit an Eagle or Turkey nomination, or contact your local DRA office to talk about other ways you’d like to get involved. Together we can create a richer, more diverse, accepting and inclusive society. Happy ADA Anniversary, Larry Paradis |
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Eagle and Turkey Awards: Save the Date!
Save Wednesday, November 19th for DRA’s Eagle and Turkey Awards Luncheon at the Jewish Contemporary Museum in San Francisco. This fun and unique holiday‐themed event will spotlight the year’s disability heroes and expose the villains. DRA is now seeking event sponsors and nominations for disability Eagle and Turkey awardees. Visit our website to download a sponsor benefits form or an award nomination form today! |
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DRA’s Batting 5 for 5 in New York!On May 21st, DRA honored our Board member and co-counsel Dan Brown of Sheppard Mullin and celebrated our outstanding 5 for 5 record in New York. DRA in New York has taken on 5 major cases and achieved impressive progress. Because of DRA, our partners and supporters New Yorkers now enjoy:
Check out photos of the event on Facebook and stay tuned for more opportunities to learn about and support DRA in New York.
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DRA is a Great Place to
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Taxis For AllDRA’s impact expands again. Our work with the Taxis for All Campaign is establishing that, at a minimum, the national standard for taxi fleets should be 50% accessible vehicles. Under the Disability Access Plan, that DRA also helped negotiate, New York’s green outer borough cabs are also slated to get there within a decade. Read more in the New York Daily News. |
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The Right to Vote in New York
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Safe Sidewalks
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