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…
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…
Welcome Liz Jordan, our first Disability Law United Fellow!
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…
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 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…
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…