The Disability Law Center has signed onto a letter to the Governor and other distinguished State Officials. This letter concerns the Commonwealth’s current altered standard of care protocol and the…
DLC submitted letter to ensure the health and safety of people with disabilities
DLC recently submitted a letter to Governor Baker and top Public Safety Officials seeking more information and protective measures to ensure the health and safety of people with disabilities and serious medical…
DLC Issues Recommendations for Bridgewater State Hospital
DLC issued its six-month report summarizing its findings from its monitoring efforts there September 2019 through February 2020.
Decision by the FDA to Ban Electrical Stimulation Devices (ESDs) for Self-Injurious or Aggressive Behavior.
Public Statement by the Disability Law Center on the March 4, 2020 Decision by the FDA to Ban Electrical Stimulation Devices (ESDs) for Self-Injurious or Aggressive Behavior. March 4, 2020…
Landmark Agreements Establish New Model For Online Accessibility In Higher Education And Business
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 18, 2020 Media Contact: Josh Levitt: 845-641-3654 cohenmilstein@berlinrosen.com LANDMARK AGREEMENTS ESTABLISH NEW MODEL FOR ONLINE ACCESSIBILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND BUSINESS Settlement with MIT Follows Similar…
Notice of Settlement of Class Action Relating to Captioning of Harvard’s Public Web Content
The National Association of the Deaf, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Disability Law Center, Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, and the law firm of Cohen Milstein Sellers &…
National Association Of The Deaf Announces Landmark Settlement With Harvard To Improve Online Accessibility
Settlement Includes Requirements Beyond Harvard’s New Accessibility Policies, Including Captions for Live Events, Third-Party Platforms and Department-Sponsored Student Groups Harvard Agrees to Enter Consent Decree, Ensuring Court Enforcement of Settlement…
Joint Statement on Dover Amendment
JOINT STATEMENT Dover Amendment Update: New Decision by the Supreme Judicial Court Upholds the Legislature’s Groundbreaking Dover Amendment September 23, 2019 BOSTON – Today’s McLean Hospital Corporation v. Town of Lincoln decision by the Supreme…
DLC Issues Recommendations for Bridgewater State Hospital
Pursuant to its legislative charge to monitor the efficacy of service delivery reforms at Bridgewater State Hospital (“BSH”), the Disability Law Center (“DLC”) issued its six-month report summarizing its findings…
DLC Issues Report Highlighting Substantial Problems with Physical Environment at Bridgewater State Hospital
Pursuant to its legislative charge to monitor the efficacy of service delivery reforms at Bridgewater State Hospital (“BSH”), the Disability Law Center (“DLC”) issued its six-month report summarizing its findings…