California Disability Activists Hail State Supreme Court Ruling

By SONJA BJELLAND
The Press-Enterprise 
PDF: Read the California Supreme Court ruling
A state Supreme Court decision is being heralded as a victory by disability activists but termed problematic for small-business owners.
The unanimous ruling changes past precedent and makes it possible for businesses to be sued for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act without proving the business did so [...]

Illinois Disability Groups Speak Out Against Budget Cuts

(Springfield) — Social service groups that depend on money from the state of Illinois are striking out against the budget plan they say will lead to unjustifiable cuts. Disability groups in central Illinois say tens of thousands of families and people will lose vital services. 
Groups learned the extent of the proposed cuts last week in [...]

Confirm Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor

With the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee having set July 13th as the date for the start of confirmation hearings, ADA Watch’s president and founder, Jim Ward has indicated that Judge Sotomayor will receive the full support of ADA Watch, National Coalition for Disability Rights (NCDR) and many of their coalition partners. For nearly a decade, the ADA Watch coalition of national, state and local disability, mental health, education, civil rights and social justice organizations has educated the disability community and the general public regarding the impact of the judicial nominations process on the civil rights of people with physical, mental, developmental, sensory and cognitive disabilities.

Obama Judicial Nominee Draws Opposition From Disability Community

Judge Andre Davis’ Record Reveals Bias Against Workers with Disabilities
 
A national nonpartisan coalition of disability, civil rights and social justice organizations today announced their opposition to the confirmation of Judge Andre Davis, President Obama’s pick for a lifetime seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.  
 
[Legal research and analysis follows [...]

Community Choice Act National Kickoff Draws Thousands

ADAPT’s National Kickoff for the Community Choice Act concluded in Washington, DC with a rally call to “Pass CCA Now!
With thousands of advocates in DC and at more than 120 conference call-in sites across the country, Community Choice Act (CCA) cosponsors Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Arlen Specter and Congressman Danny Davis made crystal clear their [...]

“Special” Edition: President Obama and Special Olympics

ADA Watch was among the first disability publications to report on President Obama’s Tonight Show comparison of his bowling skills and Special Olympics last Thursday. Since then there have been countless news reports, editorials, columns, letters to the editor and more in the mainstream media and within the disability community.
In this post we have compiled a number of articles [...]

President Obama Addresses Disability Rights at LA Town Meeting

The Los Angeles Times posted the full transcript of President Obama’s town hall meeting at the Miguel Contreras Learning Center in Los Angeles, California. Below is an excerpt of the meeting in which disability rights advocate Gary Karp questions the President about the disconnect between the ability of people with disabilities and the charity model. [...]

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Judicial Nominee’s Troublesome Disability Rights Record

Please help protect disability rights by contacting Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, Senator Benjamin L. Cardin and the White House regarding the following:
Maryland Sens. Mikulski and Cardin have confirmed that they recommended Maryland U.S. District Court Judge Andre M. Davis for an open position on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.The 4th Circuit is the court of [...]

ADA Watch/NCDR Partners with Hollywood Unions

The Performers With Disabilities (PWD) Tri-Union Committee of Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), announced the launch of a major disability rights campaign to increase the visibility and equal employment opportunities for actors, broadcasters and sound recording artists with disabilities throughout the entertainment [...]

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• California Disability Activists Hail State Supreme Court Ruling
• Illinois Disability Groups Speak Out Against Budget Cuts
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• Community Choice Act National Kickoff Draws Thousands
• “Special” Edition: President Obama and Special Olympics

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Support Community Choice Act

The ADAPT Community wants you to Kick-Off the Introduction of the Community Choice Act on on March 24th!  We want YOU to celebrate the introduction of the most important health care reform for people with disabilities in this country — Community Choice Act!

We intend to give all of you the opportunity to be connected directly to the chamber [...]

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