Disability Law United is investigating D/deaf Coloradans’ communications access to health care. We are starting with a survey to collect information about interpreters and other accommodations at medical facilities. Take our survey for a chance to win a $50 Target…
Martie Lafferty Writes for the Civil Rights Insider
Martie Lafferty, Director of Disability Law United’s Accessibility Project, was invited by the “Civil Rights Insider” to write an article about Disability Law United’s Fast Advocacy for Communication (FAC) program. The “Civil Rights Insider” is a publication of the Federal…
Lawsuit: Law enforcement fails to provide Oregonians with disabilities equal access to Portland demonstrations
Dispersal tactics violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, chill plaintiffs’ right to free speech Portland, Oregon—A lawsuit filed last night on behalf of people with disabilities in federal district court in Portland argues that law enforcement tactics fail to provide…
Disability Law United Receives Grant Increase from The Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation awarded Disability Law United an additional $100,000 toward its second year of core support for Disability Law United’s Immigration Detention Accountability Project (IDAP)! In October 2019, the Ford Foundation awarded a two-year grant of $150,000 in support…
Welcome to the Board of Directors, Steve Dane!
We are honored to welcome Stephen M. Dane as the newest member of Disability Law United’s Board of Directors. Steve is a civil rights leader in the fair housing, mortgage lending, and insurance discrimination world. Steve has litigated a number…
Federal Judge Rejects ICE’s ‘Weak’ Implementation of Court-Ordered Custody Determinations of High Risk Individuals and Other Safety Measures
As COVID-19 cases continue to climb inside detention centers, Court finds ICE has fallen “far below” compliance with its previous injunction. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Last night in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California,…
Months Later, the Fraihat Hotline Remains Necessary
“We couldn’t keep up with the calls and voicemails at first,” said Pilar Gonzalez Morales, Senior Staff Attorney at Disability Law United, “it was a tsunami of people who were in crisis, seeking re-assessment and needing help to do so.”…
Disability Law United Receives Two-Year Grant from The Colorado Health Foundation
Grant will support a project to help remove communications barriers to health care for Deaf people. The Colorado Health Foundation (CHF) awarded Disability Law United a $150,000 grant over two years through its Amplifying Health Advocacy program. Disability Law United’s…
Landmark Accessibility Settlement Reached with the City of San Jose
Disability Law United, along with co-counsel Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho (GBDH), reached a landmark settlement with the City of San Jose on behalf of a class of persons with mobility disabilities. The settlement requires San Jose to install or…
Welcome Anne-Marie!
We are thrilled to welcome Anne-Marie Bravo as Disability Law United’s newest intern! A third-year student and Public Interest Law Scholar (PILS) at Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL), Anne-Marie will be working full-time with Disability Law United’s Immigration Detention…