Disability Law United is proud to announce that Senior Staff Attorney Pilar Gonzalez Morales will become Director of the Accessibility Project beginning September 27. Pilar focuses on decarceration work at all levels, from jails to detention centers to mental health…
Disability Law United Board Announces New Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Disability Law United is thrilled to announce Martie Lafferty as Disability Law United’s new Executive Director, effective September 27, 2021. Martie succeeds founders and Co-Executive Directors Amy Robertson and Tim Fox, who will continue their…
Open Captioning Available for Phoenix Suns and Mercury Games at Footprint Center
Phoenix, AZ – Coming on the heels of this summer’s anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and as an important piece of its recent significant renovation efforts, The Footprint Center, in conjunction with Civil Rights Education & Enforcement Center (Disability…
Advocates Decry Biden Administration’s Appeal Fighting Order to Vaccinate Medically Vulnerable People in ICE Detention
Yesterday, the Biden Administration took the surprising step of filing an appeal to a federal court order requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to vaccinate medically vulnerable people in its custody. The filing was in Fraihat v. ICE, which…
Welcome Sam!
Our final extern welcome this summer is for Sam Becker! Sam is a rising 3L at Stanford Law School, where they are Co-Leader of the Immigration Pro Bono Project; Co-President of the Stanford Advocates for Immigrants’ Rights; Advocacy Chair for the Disability and Mental Health Network; and a Public Interest Fellow. Sam will be joining Disability Law…
People with Mobility Disabilities File Class Action Lawsuit against City of Baltimore
City’s curb ramps and sidewalks do not meet federal accessibility requirements. Three wheelchair users and the IMAGE Center of Maryland have filed a class action lawsuit alleging widespread and ongoing violations of federal accessibility requirements by the City of Baltimore…
Welcome Molly!
Please join us in welcoming AP summer extern Molly O’Hara! Molly is a rising 3L at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she was a Steering Committee member for the 2021 DU Civil Rights Summit. She joins…
Welcome IDAP Summer Externs, Shira and Ruby!
It is our pleasure to introduce Disability Law United’s summer externs on the Immigration Detention Accountability Project, Shira Hereld and Ruby Ritchin! Shira is a rising 2L at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. A former Denver resident, they…
Announcement from Disability Law United Co-Founders: Executive Director Search
Update: Please read our announcement appointing a new Executive Director here. Dear Disability Law United Friends, We are very excited to tell you that Disability Law United will soon be hiring our replacement! Disability Law United has started the search…
Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Regarding Inmate Access to Videophones
In October 2020, Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) and Disability Law United filed an emergency motion asking the Court to order the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) to immediately install videophones for two Deaf Plaintiffs incarcerated in TDOC facilities and provide…