George Baca filed a lawsuit today against Parkview Medical Center of Pueblo, CO in the U.S. District Court in Colorado. The lawsuit asserts that Parkview denied Mr. Baca, who is deaf and communicates using American Sign Language, a sign language…
Disability Law United’s Anderson case in Prison Legal News
Anderson v. Colorado, a case Disability Law United is litigating with the Civil Rights Clinic at the University of Denver law school, was featured in a recent issue of Prison Legal News. The headline — Federal Court Orders Colorado to…
Wheelchair Users Sue Major Hotel Companies for Inaccessible Transportation
Disability Law United, along with three individuals who use wheelchairs for mobility, today filed federal class action lawsuits against three major hotel owner/operators, RLJ Lodging Trust, Hospitality Properties Trust, and Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. Each lawsuit alleges that the hotel…
Disability Law United Receives Grant in Honor of Eleanor Crow, Colorado Civil Rights Advocate
Late last year, Disability Law United was honored to have received a grant allocated by the heirs of Eleanor Elizabeth Gish Crow. Based on Eleanor’s lifelong commitment to civil rights in general and fair housing specifically, her family and heirs…