Press Releases
about Disability Rights
Oct 12, 2017
Missouri’s Black Students, Students with Disabilities, Disciplined Harsher, More Often
ACLU of Missouri Report on School Discipline Analyzes School-to-Prison Pipeline, Offers Solutions
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Disability Rights
Oct 11, 2017
ACLU Charges AmeriCorps Health Screening Policy Violates Disability Discrimination Law
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties and the ACLU of the District of Columbia filed an administrative complaint today with the Corporation for National and Community Service...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Court case: Balcom v. AmeriCorps
Sep 21, 2017
ACLU Responds to Broken Police Culture that Resulted in Killing of Magdiel Sanchez
In response to the news that the Oklahoma City Police Department has killed a deaf man who did not respond to officer commands, the ACLU of Oklahoma released the following statemen...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Disability Rights
Jun 19, 2017
ACLU, Advocates Raise Alarm About Impact of American Health Care Act on People With Disabilities
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, more than a dozen disability rights organizations, and several senators will sponsor a congressional briefing today that will exa...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Jun 06, 2017
ACLU Sponsors “Don’t Cap Our Care” Rally to Save Medicaid
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and more than 30 organizations will hold a “Don’t Cap Our Care!” rally on Capitol Hill today in opposition to the effort to ...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Mar 08, 2017
ACLU Statement on Congress’ First Steps to Repeal Obamacare
WASHINGTON — Two congressional committees are advancing legislation today to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. This is the first concrete step Congress is ...
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