Thousands Join Growing Effort to Protect Disability Rights Laws
February 16, 2022
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Nearly 10,000 people from more than 800 different organizations and agencies have signed an online petition spearheaded by two California-based disability civil rights organizations – Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund (DREDF) and Disability Rights California (DRC) – demanding that the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) suspend efforts to eliminate protections afforded under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Supporters signing the petition include the Honorable Tony Coelho and Steve Bartlett, two of the original authors of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as well as disability activist and Obama administration leader The Honorable Dr. Judith Heumann. […], February 16, 2022
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Nearly 10,000 people from more than 800 different organizations and agencies have signed an online petition spearheaded by two California-based disability civil rights organizations – Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund (DREDF) and Disability Rights California (DRC) – demanding that the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) suspend efforts to eliminate protections afforded under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Supporters signing the petition include the Honorable Tony Coelho and Steve Bartlett, two of the original authors of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as well as disability activist and Obama administration leader The Honorable Dr. Judith Heumann. […],
