Welcome, Liz! Disability Law United is very excited to welcome our new Fellow, Elizabeth (Liz) Jordan! Liz is Disability Law United’s first annual Fellow and we are thrilled that she will be utilizing her extensive human rights experience to advance…
Disability Law United mourns the passing of fair housing legend Tracey McCartney
The fair housing world lost a giant when Tracey McCartney passed yesterday. To us, Tracey embodied the saying that there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit. Tracey worked tirelessly but…
Settlement Requires Major Improvements in Conditions for Prisoners With Disabilities at Montana State Prison
ACLU, Disability Law United, and the Montana Department of Corrections Resolve Americans with Disabilities Act Claims Remaining from 1994 Class-Action Lawsuit Over Prison Conditions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2017 CONTACT: ACLU of Montana, 406-203-3374, media@aclumontana.org Amy Robertson, Disability Law…
Disability Rights Organizations Oppose H.R. 985
H.R. 985, the “Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017,” is currently before the House Judiciary Committee. It would eviscerate class actions in many important ways. In our letter to the Committee — joined by 37 other disability rights…
DHS and CBP: Duties to People with Disabilities
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its components, including Customs and Border Protection (CBP), are prohibited by § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act from discriminating against people with disabilities (PWD).1 Importantly, this means that PWD arriving at airports and interacting…
Welcome Mark Lindsay to Disability Law United’s Board of Directors!
Disability Law United is very excited to announce that Mark Lindsay, Director of the Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals practice area of The Livingston Group LLC, has joined Disability Law United’s Board of Directors. Here are just some of Mark’s many accomplishments,…
Department of Justice finds UC Berkeley must provide accessible online content.
In October 2014, Disability Law United, on behalf of the National Association of the Deaf, filed an administrative complaint with the Department of Justice (Department) against the University of California at Berkeley (Berkeley) based on alleged violations of Title II…
Welcome, Jean!
Disability Law United is very excited to introduce our new paralegal, Jean Peterson! Jean graduated from the American University with a B.A. in International Studies. Following her legal interests instead of her degree, Jean began working for the U.S. Department…
Site Surveys!
One of my favorite things to do is to get out of the office and do site surveys. This week, I got to check out curb ramps with our terrific co-counsel, Maya Abela from the Arizona Center for Disability Law (who…
The National Association of the Deaf and Hulu Reach Agreement on Captioning
Hulu will provide the captioning option to all subscribers, improving the entertainment experience for deaf and hard of hearing people. BERKELEY, CA – September 6, 2016 Hulu, LLC (Hulu) and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), the nation’s premier…