Deaf prisoners in TN lacked interpreters, videophones in violation of ADA, judge rules Evan Mealins July 11, 2024 A federal judge this week ruled that Tennessee prisons violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and an anti-discrimination law by failing to…
WKRN News: Federal judge rules TN Department of Correction violated ADA
Click here for the full story and video: Federal judge rules TN Department of Correction violated ADA (wkrn.com)
Wife’s Plea for Help Ends in Fatal Sheriff’s Deputy Shooting
Twenty-three seconds was all it took for a Sacramento Sheriff’s deputy to decide that the best course of action to help the caller, Elisa Daher, was to kill her husband in front of her. Now, we’re suing to help Elisa…
Federal Judge Finds Tennessee Department of Correction in Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act for Failing to Provide Sign Language Interpreters and Videophones to d/Deaf Prisoners
Contact: Al Elia, Disability Law United, aelia@dlunited.org, 303-757-7901 July 11, 2024—Nashville, Tennessee—Earlier this week, a federal judge in the Middle District of Tennessee granted partial summary judgment to multiple plaintiffs finding that the Tennessee Department of Correction violated federal law,…
DLU Reaches Settlement Agreement to Support Students with Disabilities in Del Norte County, CA.
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…