The National Association of the Deaf, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Disability Law Center, Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, and the law firm of Cohen Milstein Sellers &…
National Association Of The Deaf Announces Landmark Settlement With Harvard To Improve Online Accessibility
Settlement Includes Requirements Beyond Harvard’s New Accessibility Policies, Including Captions for Live Events, Third-Party Platforms and Department-Sponsored Student Groups Harvard Agrees to Enter Consent Decree, Ensuring Court Enforcement of Settlement…
Joint Statement on Dover Amendment
JOINT STATEMENT Dover Amendment Update: New Decision by the Supreme Judicial Court Upholds the Legislature’s Groundbreaking Dover Amendment September 23, 2019 BOSTON – Today’s McLean Hospital Corporation v. Town of Lincoln decision by the Supreme…
DLC Issues Recommendations for Bridgewater State Hospital
Pursuant to its legislative charge to monitor the efficacy of service delivery reforms at Bridgewater State Hospital (“BSH”), the Disability Law Center (“DLC”) issued its six-month report summarizing its findings…
DLC Issues Report Highlighting Substantial Problems with Physical Environment at Bridgewater State Hospital
Pursuant to its legislative charge to monitor the efficacy of service delivery reforms at Bridgewater State Hospital (“BSH”), the Disability Law Center (“DLC”) issued its six-month report summarizing its findings…
Together We Can Make a Difference
This past year, the Disability Law Center worked to promote the fundamental rights of all people with disabilities to live and work in the communities of their own choosing. We fought…
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Disability Connection – October 2018
David Correia, Advocacy Director and Ashley Starr, Community Transition Coordinator of the MetroWest Center for Independent Living discuss barriers to employment for persons with disabilities.