Disability Law United signed on as a partner in the Equity for All of Me. All the Time. campaign earlier this fall. A national public education campaign Equity for All of Me. All the Time. was launched by the National…
Disability Law United mourns the passing and celebrates the life of Judge Wiley Y. Daniel
Yesterday, we celebrated the life and mourned the passing of Judge Wiley Y. Daniel, a Senior United States District Judge in the District of Colorado. I have been privileged to practice before Judge Daniel from early in my legal career…
Disability Law United mourns the passing of pathbreaking disability rights lawyer and advocate Carrie Ann Lucas.
As we vow to do our best to kick as many asses as thoroughly as Carrie did. The world has lost a fierce advocate, brilliant lawyer, and talented photographer. Carrie Ann Lucas, a disability rights attorney who pioneered representation for…
News Release: Major milestone reached in making Portland’s streets and sidewalks more accessible
(June 5, 2018) The Portland Bureau of Transportation announced a major milestone in the City’s efforts to make Portland’s streets and sidewalks more accessible to people with mobility disabilities. Yesterday, United States District Court Judge Marco Hernandez issued a preliminary…
ADA Defense Abuse: A Case Study
ADA Defense Lawyers Prolong Litigation and Postpone Access: A Case Study of Litigation Abuse Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits disability discrimination by private businesses. Lawyers who defend noncompliant businesses argue that their opposing counsel —…
H.R. 620 = Amnesty for Access
Congress is considering a bill — H.R. 620 — that would absolve all businesses currently in violation of the access requirements of Title III of the ADA — in place since 1990 — and permit them to wait to receive…
Disability Law United, Disabled Professional Women File Amicus Brief Supporting Title III Class Actions
When an accessibility barrier at a chain of businesses affects people with similar disabilities in the same way — narrow queue lines at a restaurant; steps at the entrance to a store; parking lots with excessive slope — the most…
2017: Disability Law United’s Year in Review
Here is a quick overview of what Disability Law United has been up to this year. Thanks to everyone who supported us, worked alongside us, made us think, made us laugh, and made us hope. We work hard to be…
Disability Law United, Disability Rights Organizations File Cake Amicus!
Disability Law United joined nine other disability rights organizations in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, in support of the gay couple turned away from a Colorado bakery based…
Disability Law United, DU Civil Rights Clinic are Finalists for Public Justice’s Trial Lawyer of the Year!
We are very excited to announce that a team of lawyers and (then) law students from Disability Law United and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law’s Civil Rights Clinic (CRC) is one of four national finalists for the Trial Lawyer…