Disability Law United is a national, nonprofit legal organization fighting for equity and liberation, centered on the concerns and goals of people with disabilities. Inspired by grassroots movements for systemic change, our team of advocates and attorneys fights for disability justice by confronting barriers to access and combating oppressive legal systems in the United States.
Our legal expertise in the disability-rights frameworks of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, among other disability rights laws, allows us to effect widespread positive change across a variety of systems that are unaccustomed and resistant to following these laws, and that deny the humanity, dignity, and agency of disabled people. Our methods include a combination of public education, coalition and policy work, systemic-change litigation, direct legal services, and technical assistance to movement leaders and community-based partners.
We at Disability Law United believe that we can have the most impact by supporting disabled people who are experiencing discrimination and exclusion at the intersection of other systems of harm.
We focus on the following areas:
