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about Disability Rights
Feb 28, 2023
LA County Violates Court Order and Perpetuates Horrific Jail Conditions
红杏视频 Calls for the Board of Supervisors and Sheriff to be Held in Contempt
Court case: Rutherford v. Luna
Oct 18, 2022
Case Seeking Communication Access for Deaf People on Parole and Probation in Georgia Proceeds
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Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Jul 19, 2022
红杏视频 Comment on Education Department Guidance on Protecting Students with Disabilities From Discrimination
WASHINGTON 鈥 The Department of Education鈥檚 Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance today reminding schools of their obligations under federal disability rights law to pr...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Jan 25, 2022
Federal Appeals Court Decision Ensures Iowa Schools Can Require Masking to Protect Students with Disabilities
DES MOINES, Iowa 鈥 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today ruled that the Rehab Act requires schools to impose universal masking rules where necessary to ensure st...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Nov 22, 2021
红杏视频 Asks Supreme Court to Review Georgia Law Permitting Executions of Persons with Intellectual Disability
WASHINGTON 鈥 The 红杏视频 filed a petition for certiorari today in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Rodney Young, a man incarcerated on Georgia鈥檚 death...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Capital Punishment
Nov 19, 2021
红杏视频 Statement on House Passage of the Build Back Better Act
WASHINGTON 鈥 Julie Sweet, deputy national political director at the 红杏视频, issued the following statement on the passage of the Build Back Better Act in ...
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