Disability Law United, together with Pangea Legal Services, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging disability rights violations and other unlawful conduct arising from an immigration enforcement action and subsequent immigration detention. The lawsuit seeks accountability for alleged excessive force, inadequate…
DLU Sues to Protect Disability Rights During Air Travel
Michael Forzano was ready for his flight to Fort Lauderdale on the morning of Sunday, February 18th, 2024. He’d pre-purchased a ticket, ensured his TSA Precheck paperwork was up-to-date, provided advance notice to JetBlue that he would be flying with…
LCCRSF and Disability Law United Joint Statement on the Verdict of Kyle Rittenhouse
Today, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges in the shooting deaths of two people and injury to a third during protests sparked by the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake. While we are horrified and enraged by the acquittal…
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…
Disability rights advocates sue Trump Administration for “Migrant Protection Protocols”
Class action lawsuit seeks relief for asylum seekers with disabilities living in Mexico. Today, asylum seekers with disabilities who are forced to wait for immigration proceedings in Mexico filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its “Migrant Protection Protocols…
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…
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…
Tennessee Launches New Accessible Absentee Voting Process
The State of Tennessee has begun offering accessible absentee ballots for people with print disabilities in response to a demand by Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) in collaboration with Disability Law United and National Federation of the Blind of Tennessee. The…
Happy Anniversary ADA!
July 26, 2020 is the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). During these 30 years, people with disabilities and their allies have used the ADA to reshape our society. Many people with disabilities have a place at…
Detained Migrants Win in Federal Court: Judge Greenlights Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit
Tens of thousands of immigrants denied medical care and disability accommodations by the federal government will have their day in court A federal judge ruled today that a nationwide class action lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the…