🤝 From the bottom of our hearts, thank you! We're entering this new year with gratitude in mind, and part of that includes sharing our immense thanks for our many supporters and friends.

Earlier this month, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Adam Smith (WA-09) introduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, a bill that seeks to enact guardrails and oversight on immigration detention and ensure civil and human rights are protected. 1 of 2 #immigration #Disability

💥 Hiring now! Will you join our team? Disability Law United is now hiring for a staff attorney role. 🔗 Visit www.disabilitylawunited.org to learn more about the role and benefits. #disabilityrights #civilrights #civilrightslaw #attorney #Disability #accessibility

This #GivingTuesday, when you donate to support DLU, your gift means: 1. City & local governments include people with disabilities in their emergency plans, so no one is left behind when disaster strikes 1/6

We're saddened by the loss of Alice Wong, who was a brilliant & fierce advocate for disability justice. 1/2

Take action today and power the fight for disability rights! ✊ Disability Law United (DLU) fights alongside marginalized people with disabilities to transform our communities. 1/4

You may remember this graphic, which we originally shared back in December, celebrating a new rule that required airlines to adhere to new protections for people with disabilities in commercial air travel, ensuring they can fly safely and with dignity.

Save the Date! 📆 DLU's 2025 Fall CLE will take place on September 30th, both in-person in Denver, Colorado and online via Zoom. 1/5

✊ LEGAL VICTORY: A Deaf, non-verbal asylum seeker from Mongolia has been released from ICE custody following a federal court order requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide accommodations to our client. 1 of 6 #Disability #Immigration #disabilityrights #OtayMesa

Calling all disability justice advocates! We want YOU 👈 for the DLU Board. We’re pleased to announce the planned expansion of our board & the launch of our open call for new board members, to join the Disability Law United Board of Directors in the fall.

After months in ICE detention without anyone who could communicate with him in Mongolian Sign Language, a Deaf asylum seeker has finally been granted a voice in court, thanks to DRLC and @dlunited.bsky.social. calmatters.org/justice/2025...

In a win against ICE and their continued discrimination against people with disabilities in detention, Disability Law United and co-counsel Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC) have prevented a Deaf immigrant from Mongolia from being immediately deported 1 of 4

An Organizational Statement from Disability Law United: Today's 6-3 Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. CASA limits the ability of the lower courts to check presidential power, effectively creating a national patchwork of unequal rights. 1 of 3

People with disabilities are often especially vulnerable during climate disasters. As temperatures warm globally, the risk to our communities also rises. We're glad to see cities like Portland taking steps to build #climateresilience. Read the article from @opb.org at buff.ly/Y8jKc84 #Disability

Disability Law United recognizes the inhumane approach of the U.S. immigration system, which reduces the value of human lives to their perceived utility -- an ableist framework that discriminates against so many. 1/4

This #Juneteenth, we're memorializing and celebrating 160 years since enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached Texas, following the Civil War. 1/4

That's a wrap on our first event of 2025! 🎬 We had a fantastic turnout on Tues. May 13th to hear from our incredible panel of speakers on disability and immigration. 1/4

‼️ Have you registered yet for DLU's Spring CLE event? If not, you'll be missing out on some fantastic speakers - and an opportunity to learn more about the crucial intersection between American immigration policy and disability, from its history to the shifting landscape of 2025. 1/3

Join DLU & the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association for our first event of the year on May 13th! If you're at all interested in immigration policy, immigration law & the intersection of #Disability law with the American #immigration system, you won't want to miss this 3-hour presentation and CLE. 1/3

🎉 Celebrating our impact in 2024! We're proud to share the 2024 Disability Law United Annual Report, highlighting the vital work of our legal team and honoring the generosity of our supporters and community. 1/2

📆 Save the Date! Join DLU for a groundbreaking presentation on #Disability & immigration, from the history of American immigration law to the ways in which ableism manifests in modern immigration policy, & practical tips & arguments for advocating on behalf of immigrants with disabilities. 1/2

📣 #TrialUpdate! We're celebrating DLU Legal Director Cynthia Rice & staff attorney Aviance Brown, who with co-counsel just spent the week in trial in Sacramento, California, seeking to force changes to address the Sacramento Police Department’s discriminatory & violent policies and practices. 1/3

In the strongest terms possible, Disability Law United, its Board & its staff condemn the recent Executive Orders directed at law firms, attorneys & the practice of law in the United States. Read the full organizational statement via the link in our bio or visit buff.ly/8xImSP8 #disability #law

"We know that conditions are often terrible in detention facilities, exacerbating and even causing disabilities. Despite repeatedly violating people's rights, ICE is always trying to evade accountability. This lawsuit is one small step on a long road to hold them accountable[.]" 1/4

Check out @thetennesean.bsky.social coverage of the landmark settlement that DRA + DRT, @dlunited.bsky.social @foxrob.bsky.social reached with the Tennessee Department of Correction to provide accommodations for #deaf #prisoners incarcerated across #Tennessee: www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...

LEGAL VICTORY: A landmark settlement has been reached with the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) to provide accommodations for #deaf #prisoners incarcerated in facilities across #Tennessee. Press release from DRA + DRT, @dlunited.bsky.social @foxrob.bsky.social: dralegal.org/press/tennes...

Bit of legal news from F&R. Really enjoyed working with this rockstar team @dralegal.bsky.social Disability Rights Tennessee and @dlunited.bsky.social.

🔗 Read the press release from DLU, @dralegal.bsky.social, Disability Rights Tennessee, and @foxrob.bsky.social: buff.ly/nLJdG0N #Disability #disabilitylaw #disabilityjustice #accessibility

✊ LEGAL VICTORY: A landmark settlement has been reached with the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) that will provide for videophones, sign language interpreters, & other necessary accommodations for #Deaf & hard-of-hearing people incarcerated in TDOC facilities throughout #Tennessee. 1/2

‘The basis of eugenics’: Elon Musk and the menacing return of the R-word

"With the dismantling of these programs, we are witnessing a surge in discrimination toward people with disabilities." www.additudemag.com/what-does-de...

📆 March 1st is #ZeroDiscriminationDay, celebrated internationally since 2014! Every individual has the right to live with dignity, free from discrimination. #disability #disabilityjustice

Denver has been slapped with a lawsuit by a local housing advocacy group that alleges the city has denied the use of homeless shelters and services to people with disabilities. Allegations include inadequate wheelchair access and staff confiscations of medical supplies. For @denverpost.com.

🚫 Don't be fooled. This week's Supreme Court ruling has our alarm bells ringing. 🧵 1 of 3 #disability #civilrights #legalnews

📣 ICYMI: We filed suit against the City and County of Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, and held a press conference on the steps of the Denver City & County Building to call for justice on behalf of houseless people with disabilities. #Disability #accessibility #disabilityrights

We're LIVE now! Watch the press conference via our friends at Housekeys Action Network Denver (HAND): www.instagram.com/housekeysact... #Disability #Disabilityrights #Denver

PRESS CONFERENCE: With co-counsel, DLU is suing the City & County of Denver, Colorado, alleging systemic discrimination against disabled houseless people & failure to provide accessible shelter & services. #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #Disability #accessibility #Denver

This morning, DLU filed suit against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, JetBlue Corporation, & Airway LLC, defending the rights of people with disabilities to take a service animal through an airport. buff.ly/41an18f 1/2 #disability #accessibility #DefendADA #disabilityrights

It's International Day of Social Justice! At DLU, we're fighting for liberation and equity today and every day, confronting systemic injustices and working to eliminate discrimination at every intersection. #disabilityrights #accessibility #socialjustice #disability #disabilityjustice #defendADA

DLU Statement on Recent Executive Orders: Disability Law United is profoundly committed to defending the rights of people with disabilities -- and we will continue to do so. #disability #disabilityrights #accessibility #disabilityjustice #DefendADA

AAPD put together an explainer on the federal funding freeze. While the explainer goes into more detail, what we know can be said in one sentence: Lots of critical programs are impacted by this freeze, & within its first day, this action has already caused serious harm. www.aapd.com/federal-fund...

Just a reminder that you’re one accident or illness away from becoming disabled. No one is immune to disability. We’re all vulnerable.

Yes, this will have an outsized impact on the disability community. Many disabled use these programs to survive.

"[Anthony Mitchell Sr.] was an amputee who used a wheelchair. His son Justin Mitchell had cerebral palsy and needed help to get out of bed...So the pair huddled together awaiting a rescue that never came, becoming two of the first victims of the unprecedented firestorms." https://buff.ly/3PA294H

Escape from a disaster - wildfire, hurricane, extreme heat or cold - is difficult enough. But for the tens of millions of Americans with disabilities, evacuation can be even harder. When disaster strikes, what will you do? 1/13 #disasterrelief #climatecrisis #disabilityrights

Breaking: DOJ freezes all cases in civil rights division. "It’s unprecedented. We’ve never seen this before at this scale with any transfer of power, regardless of the ideology of any incoming president or administration." Story w/ @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has been instructed to halt pursuing any new cases or investigations, filing motions, or seeking settlements in existing litigation. This is a blow to the crucial work of building trust and police accountability. 1/2

🗣️ Say it louder for those in the back! If your leftist politics don't include (and possibly even center) disability justice, you're carrying water for the opposition without even realizing it.

As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, we also reflect on how far we have come as a nation in the struggle for intersectional justice, & how far we have left to go. Disability Law United remains committed to fighting for disability justice & to eliminating discrimination 1/2

#DidYouKnow January 4th is World Braille Day? 📖 Celebrated since 2019, today marks the anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille, the inventor of the Braille system. People with disabilities—one billion people worldwide— are less likely to access health care, education, and employment, and 1/2