Disability Law United

?? Don't be fooled. This week's Supreme Court ruling has our alarm bells ringing. DLU Executive Director Lauren Deutsch said of the decision, "This is incredibly disturbing. If we make it riskier and more expensive to take civil rights cases, fewer lawyers will take those cases. This is about the future of civil rights in our country." ?? Click to learn more. #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #advocacy #disability #accessibility #ProtectADA #legalnews

Check out Tennessean coverage of the landmark settlement that DRA + Disability Rights Tennessee, Disability Law United, & Fox & Robertson reached with the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) that will provide for videophones, sign language interpreters, and other necessary accommodations for #deaf #prisoners incarcerated in TDOC facilities throughout #Tennessee: https://lnkd.in/gKJBtXpt #DisabilityRights #CriminalLegalSystem

? LEGAL VICTORY: A landmark settlement has been reached with the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) that will provide for videophones, sign language interpreters, and other necessary accommodations for?#Deaf?and hard-of-hearing people incarcerated in TDOC facilities throughout?#Tennessee. ?? Read the press release from DLU +?Disability Rights Advocates?+?Disability Rights Tennessee?+ Fox & Robertson at https://buff.ly/nLJdG0N. #Disability #disabilitylaw #disabilityjustice #accessibility

?? ICYMI: We filed suit against the City and County of Denver on Tuesday, and held a press conference on the steps of the Denver City & County Building to call for justice on behalf of houseless people with disabilities. You can watch the full press conference via Housekeys Action Network - Denver (HAND) on Facebook and Instagram. ?? Visit our website to read more: https://buff.ly/4hRLBBD

Disability Law United, alongside Newman | McNulty, LLC and Brooklyn Law School, is suing the City and County of Denver, alleging systemic discrimination against disabled houseless people and failure to provide accessible shelter and services. We'll be in front of the Denver City & County Building on Wednesday the 26th at noon Mountain Standard time, sharing more and amplifying the voices of our seven individual and organizational plaintiffs. Housekeys Action Network Denver will be livestreaming the press conference on their own page, and we'll be sharing the stream as well. Read more: https://buff.ly/4hRLBBD #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #disability #accessibility #housing #denver #colorado

This morning, DLU filed suit against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, JetBlue Corporation, & Airway LLC, defending the rights of people with disabilities to take a service animal through an airport. Access to public spaces & services for people with disabilities is protected by law. Governmental entities, private companies & their employees must be held accountable when they fail to respect those laws & the individuals they protect. Read more at buff.ly/41an18f #disability #accessibility #disabilityrights

Disability Law United is profoundly committed to defending the rights of people with disabilities -- and we will continue to do so. #disability?#disabilityrights?#accessibility?#disabilityjustice [DESCRIPTION: On a white background, dark purple headline text reads, "Statement on Recent Executive Orders" with the date January 30th, 2025 below in smaller, bolded text. The body of the statement is also in dark purple, and reads, "Disability Law United is monitoring several recent Executive Orders and will provide updates as we learn more and have clarity about their effects. We know that even those Orders that do not specifically target people with disabilities will still impact our community - because disability is a condition that affects people across all groups. Disability Law United is profoundly committed to defending the rights of people with disabilities and will continue to do so by using disability law and litigation tools to fight systemic oppression and eliminate discrimination." A final section of smaller text invites the viewer to visit https://lnkd.in/gpHNbUi4 for more information in the form of blog posts, and to subscribe to the newsletter and mailing list. A simplified DLU logo is centered at the very bottom of the image.]

The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has been instructed to halt pursuing any new cases or investigations, filing motions, or seeking settlements in existing litigation. This is a blow to the crucial work of building trust and police accountability, but Disability Law United is committed to ensuring that disabled and nondisabled communities have the fair, safe, accountable systems they deserve. ?? Read the full statement at https://bit.ly/4hsyCFX [DESCRIPTION: Bold white text overlaid on a blue-toned photo of a police car with its lights on reads, "Statement: U.S. Justice Department Orders Halt to Civil Rights Work." Smaller white text at the very top of the image invites the reader to "Read More Via Link in Bio" next to a white graphic of a chain link. The DLU logo is located in the bottom-right corner.] #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #disability #carceraljustice #civilrights

As we honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy yesterday, we spent time reflecting on how far we have come as a nation in the struggle for intersectional justice, and how far we have left to go. Disability Law United remains committed to fighting for disability justice and to eliminating discrimination at every intersection. We hope you'll stand with us in the days, weeks, months and years ahead. #MLKday #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #advocacy #disability #accessibility #immigrationreform #environmentaljustice #carceraljustice

Seriously, Denver, do you really need to be sued to show some basic human decency to our unhoused neighbors? Newman | McNulty, LLC's Andy McNulty and Disability Law United are here to hold Denver accountable. #civilrights #disabilityrights