Our Mission
Disability Law United (DLU)* is a national, nonprofit legal organization that fights for liberation and equity through the lens of intersectional disability justice.
Grassroots movements for systemic change inform our work, and we focus on the concerns and goals of people with disabilities who experience barriers and discrimination when attempting to access programs and services.
Select Disability Law United Awards and Honors
- In 2022, Disability Law United’s IDAP program was awarded the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) Pro Bono Service Award
- In 2020, Disability Law United was honored to receive the Health Equity Champion Award from the Center for Health Progress
- In 2017, Disability Law United was recognized by The Center on Colfax, Colorado’s largest LGBTQ community center with the Visionaries in Action Award
- In 2016, Disability Law United received the Fair Housing Leadership Award from the Denver Metro Fair Housing Center
Recent News
Disability Law United Joins Supreme Court Amicus Brief Opposing Attempt to Weaponize Disability Rights Against LGBTQIA+ Families
Disability rights and LGBTQIA+ rights are not in competition. That’s the message Disability Law United sent to the U.S. Supreme Court this week, joining DREDF and eleven other disability rights organizations in an amicus brief filed in St. Mary Catholic…
Tips for Surviving Climate Disasters When You’re Disabled
When wildfires, floods, or extreme heat put a community on notice, the standard advice is simple: pack a bag, get to safety, follow the evacuation route. But for the millions of people with physical, developmental, intellectual, and psychiatric disabilities, “just…
Press: How Trump’s Deportation Machine Deprives Deaf People of Their Humanity, Mother Jones
“DHS is supposed to ensure that you are able to access the immigration process equally to a non-disabled person,” says Disability Law United attorney Laura Murchie. “Forcing someone to sign a self-deportation form without them fully understanding what’s happening is a violation…