Press Releases
about Disability Rights
May 17, 2023
Voting and Civil Rights Groups Challenge Inequity in Access to Voting Under Georgia Law
Organizations Seek Emergency Relief to Ensure the Rights of Georgia Voters with Disabilities are Protected in Time for the 2024 Elections
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Disability Rights
Feb 28, 2023
LA County Violates Court Order and Perpetuates Horrific Jail Conditions
ACLU 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
ACLU Comment on Education Department Guidance on Protecting Students with Disabilities From Discrimination
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education’s 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 — 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
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Review Georgia Law Permitting Executions of Persons with Intellectual Disability
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a petition for certiorari today in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Rodney Young, a man incarcerated on Georgia’s death...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Capital Punishment
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