BOSTON – The Disability Law Center (DLC) released a report today finding that the direct support professional (DSP) workforce crisis in Massachusetts is placing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities…
October 27 Is The Last Day To Apply For Vote By Mail and Request Accommodations!
In many municipalities, October 27 is the last day local election officials will accept an application to vote by mail in a November 2, 2021 election. If you have not…
The Deadline To Apply To Vote By Mail Is Nearly Here!
In many municipalities, October 27 is the last day local election officials will accept an application to vote by mail in a November 2, 2021 election. If you have not…
Settlement Agreement Establishing City of Boston’s Accessible Remote Voting System
The City of Boston and the Boston Center for Independent Living (BCIL), Bay State Council of the Blind (BSCB), and five Boston voters, represented by the Disability Law Center (DLC),…
Disability Law Center Investigation of Tewksbury Hospital – Findings and Recommendations
DLC initiated a monitoring of Tewksbury State Hospital on April 23, 2020 due to reported concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 at the facility, which houses units run by the…
Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ATTENTION ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY DISABILITIES: If you have used, or attempted to use, the pedestrian right of way in the City…
DLC Finds Abuse & Neglect in Death of Woman Discharged from Middleborough Hospital and Left on Boston Streets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 8, 2021 DLC Finds Abuse & Neglect in Death of Woman Discharged from Middleborough Hospital and Left on Boston Streets Watchdog Group Cites Failure of the…
Accessibility Enhancements on the Horizon for HBO Max Customers Who are Blind
For Immediate Release October 19, 2020 Contacts Meredith Weaver, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Advocates: 510-665-8644, mweaver@dralegal.org Tatum A. Pritchard, Director of Litigation, Disability Law Center: 617-723-8455, tpritchard@dlc-ma.org Kim Charlson, Immediate…
Federal Court Approves Agreed Judgment In Case That DLC Filed To Ensure Accessible Vote By Mail For Voters With Disabilities
Contact: Tatum A. Pritchard, Director of Litigation tpritchard@dlc-ma.org or 617-723-8455 Ext. 138 October 13, 2020 FEDERAL COURT APPROVES AGREED JUDGMENT IN CASE THAT DLC FILED TO ENSURE ACCESSIBLE VOTE BY…
Final Judgment in DLC’s Emergency Petition Concerning Accessible Electronic Vote by Mail
Contact: Tatum A. Pritchard, Director of Litigation On August 21, 2020, DLC filed an Emergency Petition with the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts – Charlson, et al., v. Secretary of…