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Eliminating discrimination at every intersection. 💪 Since 2013, we’ve taken cases to defend the rights of people with disabilities, and we’re ready to continue. Impact litigation & advocacy for intersectional disability justice, nationwide.
ICE deported a 6-year-old child to Colombia last week — and REFUSED to let family members hand over the child's HEARING AIDS during detention, leaving this boy without language access during a traumatic experience.
This isn't an oversight. It's a disability rights violation.
The time tax for disabled people is real. As more people learn about the different ways their bodies and minds work, and what supports their thriving, we can do better as a society by making time. Time to be disabled. Time to be nondisabled. Time to be human.
The recent Medicaid cuts, which handed an unprecedented amount of wealth from the most vulnerable Americans to the richest, are forcing heartbreaking decisions for disabled people and their families.
U.S. Border Patrol dropped Nurul Amin Shah Alam - a Rohingya refugee & non-English speaker with very low vision - alone at a coffee shop miles from his home in Buffalo — and told no one, including his family or his attorney.
He was found dead five days later.
This is why we fight.
Hot take: The next decade can bring a flourishing of disabled power like the world has never seen - if we collectively choose to make it happen. As technology increases disabled engagement in public life, now is the time to fight for fair, inclusive technology infrastructure.
Disabled input should be involved at every level of decision making that impacts disabled people.
Whether someone's mind or body can produce any one outcome or be monetized for gain is not the measure of an individual. A society that treats its members as widgets to exploit or discard is weak in the only currency that matters; human flourishing.
Build a disabled future. www.dlunited.org
Proud of our staff attorney Laura Murchie, and her work representing Mr. Avirmed, a deaf asylum seeker who was detained by ICE and denied his rights to language access in violation of the law.
🚨 PDX Person-Centered Emergency Preparedness 🚨
Worried about being ready when disaster strikes? You’re not alone.
Join us on February 17 from 4:30–6:30 PM (PST) for a community-centered conversation on emergency preparedness — designed with disabled people at the center.
Proud of our attorney Kate Thorstad, here laying out why disability and climate justice are interconnected and what we can do -
A disproportionate number of the people who died in the LA Fires a year ago were disabled. This didn’t have to happen. Governments are required to provide for the access needs of the disability community. We demand they keep that promise by suing them when they fail. Help support our work!
The presence of ICE officers in our cities is a threat to the safety of disabled and nondisabled people. Ms. Rahman's testimony is important to listen to
Happy thursday!
This is a reminder that despair is the weapon of the enemy, designed to keep you paralyzed.
Right this minute there are kickass disability activists fighting for inclusion, dignity, and civil society. Never give up - we won't:)
disabilitylawunited.org/take-action/...
📣 Join our Staff Attorney, Laura Murchie, for a powerful IRAP webinar:
Resisting on Multiple Fronts: Refugees & Migrants with Disabilities in Trump 2.0
🗓 Jan 29 | ⏰ 12–2pm ET
ASL, live captions & Spanish interpretation provided.
🔗 Register now!
We secured several landmark legal victories in the courts. And we expanded our national reach, with a full-time staff of 9 working in 7 states, and with active or pending cases in several more.
Thank you for standing with us in this fight.
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In 2025, we grew our network of supporters and readers significantly, reaching thousands with newsletters, briefings, press releases and urgent legal updates.
In 2025, Disability Law United received first-time gifts from hundreds of new DLU community members, and generous sustaining gifts from longtime friends, all of whom not only fueled our vital legal work, but also embraced our vision for an accessible, disabled-led future.
🤝 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.
Disability Law United (DLU) chose to endorse this bill because it directly addresses many of the issues we see regarding disability rights and access within the immigration detention context.
Read our full statement at buff.ly/j3qgnE8
#immigration #Disability #civilrights
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.
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💥 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
Because the work we do needs you.
Make a #GivingTuesday gift to support Disability Law United today at buff.ly/sT9K8R6
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5. DLU's passionate team of attorneys are resourced to fight for the rights of every person with a disability, whether they're incarcerated, exercising their right to protest, preparing for extreme weather, natural disaster or climate change, or just living their daily lives with dignity
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4. Buildings, sidewalks, and public places and programs are designed mindfully and inclusively, so everyone can access the services they need
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3. Our immigration system is humane, accessible, and reflective of the needs of immigrants & refugees
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2. People with disabilities have access to sign language interpreters, videophones,
and other accessibility tools in prisons & immigration detention centers
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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
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The founder & director of the Disability Visibility Project, Wong made an indelible impact with her voice, her many contributions to the movement, & her tireless activism in support of an intersectional, accessible, and beautiful world. She will be so missed.
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We're saddened by the loss of Alice Wong, who was a brilliant & fierce advocate for disability justice.
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