Pepsi Center to Provide Open Captioning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Sports Fans Class action settlement provides for captioning on LED boards at non-concert events. DENVER January 25, 2018 – Kirstin Kurlander and Kroenke Arena Company are pleased to…
Disability Law United calls on AG, DA to approve compensation for Clarence Moses-EL, falsely imprisoned for 28 years.
Clarence Moses-EL was falsely imprisoned for 28 years. After he was released, the former Denver D.A., Mitch Morrissey, decided to retry him. This jury found him not guilty, and he’s now free after losing the best part of his life. …
Disability Law United, CIVIC File Litigation Hold to Preserve Sexual Assault Records of People in Immigration Detention
For Immediate Release, November 7, 2017 LOS ANGELES, CA – Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC) and Disability Law United are putting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on notice over ICE’s…
Disability Law United joins advocates in challenging discrimination in California’s Medi-Cal system
The official press release for the Medi-Cal case filing is below: For Immediate Release LOS ANGELES, CA, July 12, 2017 – State officials are violating the civil rights of 13.5 million individuals enrolled in Medi-Cal, the health insurance program for low-income…
Seattle Commits to Ensuring an Accessible City
The official press release from the Seattle curb ramps settlement is below. A copy of the Proposed Consent Decree is also available for review. SEATTLE, WA, July 18, 2017– The City of Seattle has settled a landmark class action lawsuit…
Trip to Red Rocks
Some days practicing law requires long hours in the office, but some days practicing law allows you to be outside on a crisp, Colorado spring day. Luckily for the legal team working on a case to improve accessibility at Red…
RTD enhancing use of wheelchair securement area and mobility access on light rail vehicles
The official press release from the RTD settlement. A copy of the settlement is also available for review. Denver, CO, April 26, 2017 – The Regional Transportation District (RTD), Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC), and Disability Law United are collaborating to…
Disability Law United to receive a Visionaries in Action Award from the GLBT Community Center of Colorado
Disability Law United is thrilled and honored to receive a 2017 Visionaries in Action Award from The GLBT Community Center of Colorado (The Center)! In notifying us of the award, The Center’s Board Chairman, J. Ryann Peyton wrote that The…
Welcome Marième!
Disability Law United welcomes our winter extern Marième Diop to our Denver office! Marième is a junior at Swarthmore College — Amy’s alma mater — and is originally from Senegal! She grew up in Dakar, and moved to the US in…
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Disability Discrimination at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
A coalition of local disability-rights organizations filed a class action suit in Colorado’s Federal District Court yesterday claiming that the City of Denver has acted to deny those who use wheelchairs the opportunity to meaningfully access to Red Rocks Amphitheatre.…