Disability Rights
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2023
![Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Deborah Laufer](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Deborah Laufer
Whether a “tester” has standing to challenge a place of public accommodation’s illegal failure to provide disability accessibility information on its website, even if she does not intend to visit that place of public accommodation.
Status: Closed (Dismissed)
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Jun 2020
![Harris v. Georgia Department of Corrections](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Harris v. Georgia Department of Corrections
On October 3, 2018, the ACLU and the ACLU of Georgia, together with National Association of the Deaf and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing people incarcerated in prisons supervised by the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The complaint highlights GDC’s failure to provide incarcerated deaf and hard of hearing people with equally effective communication access to programs, services, and activities, including medical care, telecommunications, and prison programs. Further, due to lack of access to interpreters and other communication accommodations, deaf prisoners are also often unable to explain or defend themselves when GDC takes disciplinary action against them.
Status: Ongoing
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Jun 2020
![Cobb v. Georgia Department of Community Supervision](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Cobb v. Georgia Department of Community Supervision
The ACLU and ACLU of Georgia, along with the National Association of the Deaf and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing individuals on probation and parole supervised by the Georgia Department of Community Supervision (GDCS). We also sought a preliminary injunction, directing GDCS to immediately provide American Sign Language interpreters, auxiliary aids and services, and reasonable modifications to deaf and hard of hearing individuals on probation or parole.
Status: Ongoing
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Aug 2015
![S.R. v. Kenton County Sheriff's Office](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/String out 2.00_01_01_06.Still001-600x338.jpg)
S.R. v. Kenton County Sheriff's Office
A deputy sheriff shackled two elementary school children who have disabilities, causing them pain and trauma, according to a federal lawsuit filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Children’s Law Center, and Dinsmore & Shohl.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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21 Disability Rights Cases
Jun 2016
![Eva Eason](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/Eva Eason-600x400.jpg)
Eason v. New York State Board of Elections
The American Civil Liberties Union and Disability Rights Advocates sued the New York State Board of Elections and Department of Motor Vehicles over online voter registration that is inaccessible to people with disabilities.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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![Eva Eason](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/Eva Eason-600x400.jpg)
Disability Rights
Voting Rights
Eason v. New York State Board of Elections
The American Civil Liberties Union and Disability Rights Advocates sued the New York State Board of Elections and Department of Motor Vehicles over online voter registration that is inaccessible to people with disabilities.
Jun 2016
Status: Closed (Settled)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2015
![City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan
Whether the ADA’s requirement to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities applies to arrests and detentions.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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![City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
U.S. Supreme Court
Disability Rights
City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan
Whether the ADA’s requirement to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities applies to arrests and detentions.
Feb 2015
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Dec 2014
![ACLU Challenges Delaware's Segregated Charter Schools](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
ACLU Challenges Delaware's Segregated Charter Schools
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Community Legal Aid Society have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights charging that Delaware’s charter school law and policies have a discriminatory impact on students of color and students with disabilities, and have significantly contributed to the resegregation of Delaware’s public schools.
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![ACLU Challenges Delaware's Segregated Charter Schools](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Disability Rights
Racial Justice
ACLU Challenges Delaware's Segregated Charter Schools
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Community Legal Aid Society have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights charging that Delaware’s charter school law and policies have a discriminatory impact on students of color and students with disabilities, and have significantly contributed to the resegregation of Delaware’s public schools.
Dec 2014
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Alabama
Sep 2013
![Henderson et al. v. Thomas et al.](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Henderson et al. v. Thomas et al.
A federal judge has ruled that the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) can no longer discriminate against prisoners living with HIV by housing them separately from all other prisoners and categorically denying them equal access to prison rehabilitative programs, according to a landmark decision in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU National Prison Project, the AIDS Project, and the ACLU of Alabama. This ruling paves the way for prisoners living with HIV to have access to needed and appropriate services, and to the classes and training available to other prisoners.
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![Henderson et al. v. Thomas et al.](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Alabama
Disability Rights
+3 Issues
Henderson et al. v. Thomas et al.
A federal judge has ruled that the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) can no longer discriminate against prisoners living with HIV by housing them separately from all other prisoners and categorically denying them equal access to prison rehabilitative programs, according to a landmark decision in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU National Prison Project, the AIDS Project, and the ACLU of Alabama. This ruling paves the way for prisoners living with HIV to have access to needed and appropriate services, and to the classes and training available to other prisoners.
Sep 2013
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Apr 2013
![U.S. Flag](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/WEB15-SiteImages-ImmigrantsRights-600x240.jpg)
Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder
Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder is a class action lawsuit in the Central District of California brought on behalf of immigration detainees with mental disabilities in Arizona, California, and Washington.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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![U.S. Flag](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/WEB15-SiteImages-ImmigrantsRights-600x240.jpg)
Disability Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder
Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder is a class action lawsuit in the Central District of California brought on behalf of immigration detainees with mental disabilities in Arizona, California, and Washington.
Apr 2013
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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