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…
Plaintiff With Opioid Use Disorder Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Salvation Army
Complaint Alleges Disability Discrimination in Violation of Multiple Federal Laws Justice Catalyst Law, Inc. (JCL) and Disability Law United have filed a sweeping federal lawsuit challenging the Salvation Army’s discriminatory and outdated policy and practice of denying access to necessary,…
Welcome, Rebecca and Ethan!
Please join us in welcoming Disability Law United’s summer externs, Rebecca Reeves and Ethan Curl! Rebecca is joining Disability Law United as a summer extern after her first year at Duke University School of Law. There, she is a member…
Congratulations Elizabeth Jordan, Recipient of 2021 Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award!
We are proud to announce that Elizabeth Jordan, Director of the Immigration Detention Accountability Project at Disability Law United, is the 2021 recipient of the Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award. The memorial award is granted by the American Immigration Lawyers Association in recognition…
Disability Law United Files Suit Against Colorado Department of Corrections on Behalf of Blind Prisoners
CDOC’s failure to accommodate compromises safety and privacy of blind people and excludes them from most programming. Incarcerated people are one of the most vulnerable populations in the United States. Blind incarcerated people are even more at risk when prisons…