Disability Rights Advocates

Yesterday was #DisabilityUnite Festival in NYC! Thank you to Disability Unite & everyone who stopped by our booth to support DRA & learn about how we can work together for #DisabilityRights legal victories nationwide. Image: DRA's Joshua Rosenthal & Aileen Parker wearing DRA t-shirts sitting at the DRA booth at Disability Unite Festival NYC 2024

This week a federal judge ruled that the #Tennessee Department of Correction violated federal law by failing to provide sign language interpreters & videophones to #deaf #prisoners, resulting from a lawsuit brought by DRA + Disability Rights Tennessee, Disability Law United, & Fox & Robertson. Check out Tennessean coverage: https://lnkd.in/gBXQG9hZ #DisabilityRights #CriminalLegalSystem #CriminalJustice

This week a federal judge ruled that the #Tennessee Department of Correction violated federal law by failing to provide sign language interpreters & videophones to #deaf #prisoners. Read the press release from DRA + Disability Rights Tennessee, Disability Law United, & Fox & Robertson: https://lnkd.in/gfqd5BDC #DisabilityRights #CriminalLegalSystem #CriminalJustice Image: "Press Release: Justice System Reform. Federal Judge Finds Tennessee Department of Correction in Violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act for Failing to Provide Sign Language Interpreters and Videophones to Deaf Prisoners" + Two hands gripping metal bars + Logos for DRA, DLU, DRT & F&R

We’re thrilled to introduce you to the newest member of DRA’s Board of Directors: Emily Ladau. Emily is a passionate disability rights activist, writer, storyteller, digital communications consultant, and editor for Able News. Check out our conversation with Emily to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gBKykjcv Image: Portrait of Emily Ladau

Join us in celebrating #DisabilityPrideMonth & check out the new episode of Always Looking Up podcast where DRA President & CEO Rebecca Williford discusses the role legal action plays in the #DisabilityRights movement and how DRA is changing what it means to be a disabled person. https://lnkd.in/g9g-adwK Image: Portrait of Rebecca Williford + "Always Looking Up, Episode 158, Rebecca Williford, DRA and Changing the Fabric of Society"

Check out DRA's summer newsletter to learn how our 2024 Gala is shaping up! Join us November 13 in San Francisco, New York City, or virtually as we celebrate another year of DRA's impact and honor this year's awardees: Lachi ♫, Yannick Benjamin & Netflix Become a sponsor or buy tickets today! https://lnkd.in/guBq_ARf Image: DRA logo + "DRA Summer 2024 Newsletter"

On this #Juneteenth, DRA commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and reflects upon the significance of freedom, equality, and justice. Let us unite in celebration, education, and advocacy as we strive towards a future of justice and equity.

DRA's President & CEO Rebecca Williford's June column is up on ABLE NEWSPAPER & DRA's website! Learn about why showing up matters, the critical role DRA's clients play, and the the long and winding road of change making through litigation. Rebecca's Column: https://lnkd.in/gHaNnuqK Able News June Edition: https://bit.ly/3wZQHKc #DisabilityRights #CivilRights #DisabilityInclusion Image: "Able News, For, By, and About People with Disabilities. Commentary: How Do We Make Change? By Showing Up, By Rebecca Williford, Esq., President & CEO, Disability Rights Advocates" + Portrait of Rebecca Williford

We want to know YOUR experiences with parks in LA! DRA + Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP, Paula Pearlman & Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho are investigating systemic #disability access barriers with the City of #LosAngeles Department of Recreation and Parks, including accessible parking, park entrances, signage, restrooms, walkways, playgrounds, and picnic areas. Please fill out the survey if you've experienced access barriers at parks in LA: https://lnkd.in/gk5PwGTK #DisabilityRights #DisabilityInclusion #EqualAccess Image: "Share Your Experience on Parks in LA" + Clip art people with different disabilities in front of a forest background

Check out CalMatters coverage of the ongoing battle for disability #VotingAccess in #California, from DRA's 2015 victory that brought accessible voting machines in Alameda County to the statewide lawsuit we filed in 2024 to ensure accessible #VoteByMail: https://lnkd.in/dCct-3iB #DisabilityRights #VotingRights #CripTheVote