CRESCENT CITY, CA — June 12, 2024 — Today, the Del Norte County Unified School District and seven student plaintiffs have reached a crucial settlement in the case of Olivia R. et al. v. State of California et al., case…
NPR: Why children with disabilities are missing school and losing skills
This NPR article features a lawsuit we are working on alongside Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) and pro bono counsel King & Spalding LLP against the State of California. You can read our statement on this case here:…
DLU Secures Regulatory Revisions to Help Ensure Public Entities Make Electronic Information Accessible to People with Disabilities
In 2023, the Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding proposed regulations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act covering electronic information of public entities on websites and mobile applications. Disability Law United (formerly…
CREEC is now Disability Law United!
The Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center is now Disability Law United! CREEC has been taking on big fights and winning since our founding in 2013. Putting disability front and center, CREEC believes that inclusion and justice are inseparable. In…
Disability Law United Files Complaint: CBP One App Blocks People with Disabilities From Seeking Asylum
On March 25, 2024, the Civil Rights Education and EnforcementCenter and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) on the Customs and Border Protection…
Welcoming Karla Gilbride, Disability Law United’s New Temporary Of Counsel Staff Member
We are so excited to welcome Karla Gilbride (she/they), who will be our temporary acting Of Counsel. To learn more Karla, her career, on being a disabled attorney, and why they’re working with Disability Law United, read below. Disability Law…
Disability Law United Files Suit Against Colorado Department of Corrections on Behalf of Blind Prisoners
CDOC’s failure to accommodate compromises safety and privacy of blind people and excludes them from most programming. Incarcerated people are one of the most vulnerable populations in the United States. Blind incarcerated people are even more at risk when prisons…
Disability Law Colorado Files Suit Against Department of Corrections on Behalf of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Incarcerated People
Disability Law United and Denver Law Civil Rights Clinic Are Representing Disability Law Colorado; Lawsuit Seeks Effective Communication, Accommodations Denver, CO – Disability Law Colorado (DLC) filed suit against the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) in federal court in Denver…
Disability Law United and Co-Counsel File Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Protect Protesters with Disabilities
Disability Law United and co-counsel represent a group of disabled individuals who have been protesting racialized police violence in Portland Oregon since the murder of George Floyd in late May, 2020. These brave and righteous plaintiffs challenge law enforcement practices…
Investigation: Accessible On-Street Parking in Denver
If you drive a ramp-equipped van, you know how hard it is to find on-street parking. In its attempts to beautify and modernize, Denver has done two things that make it even harder: added planters, trees, bike racks, and other…