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We are a disability & civil rights employment law firm in Washington, DC with active cases against the FBI & other federal agencies.

Washington, DC
Joined December 2020
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32 years ago today, the ADA Act became law! This historic civil rights law protects the rights of people with disabilities. Celebrate with @ADANational and Regional ADA Centers by sharing the ways the ADA has touched your life using #ThanksToTheADA. #ADA32 #ADANetwork #ADA
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We are thankful to all those ending silence. We are grateful for the resiliency of communities & survivors. We are hopeful for the end of violence in all its forms. Join us in observing the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women buff.ly/3flEUbz"
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More has to be done to support students with disabilities. This is unacceptable. washingtonpost.com/education…
More important work from Jim Mustian at The Associated Press. apnews.com/article/business-…
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JUST IN: The Education Department has launched investigations in five states to determine whether statewide policies prohibiting school mask mandates are discriminatory against students with disabilities cnn.it/3BpSLHU
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Business community still has a way to go with internet accessibility for disabled #ADA31 cnb.cx/3zBBwCn
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#ADA31 is here! Let’s remember we’re we’ve been, we’re we are & we’re we need to go! @TedKennedyJR @ADANational @AAPD @DSTalentatWork @ForbesDiversity @Seramount @judithheumann @ALISTROKER @GlobalDisabilit @Workhuman @TwitterAble @TwitterTogether – at Vermont, USA
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31 years ago, the #ADA was signed & changed the lives of Americans with disabilities everywhere. Though the disability community is still fighting hard for our rights & to live healthy, independent, fulfilling lives, we can't deny the progress made because of the ADA. #ADA31
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Since ADA was signed into law 31 years ago today, progress has been made to address many issues facing the disability community. There is still a long way to go! Here’s how you can celebrate the ADA: dol.gov/agencies/odep/ada30/…
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The toll sexual assault & sexual harassment takes on our military goes beyond the raw data. It's revealed in the stories of survivors attacked by one of their own & failed by their command. That's why I’m chairing a hearing now in the MilPers Subcommittee: armedservices.house.gov/hear…
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It was 54 years ago today in the landmark case Loving v. Virginia (1967), that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the interracial marriage is protected by the U.S. Constitution. Thank you, Richard & Mildred Loving, for your courage & bravery! #LovingDay #LovingDay2021
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A Chinese climber who became the first blind Asian to scale Mount Everest says he aims to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents and then travel to the North and South Poles. apne.ws/18i6wvJ
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Today we honor the service members, men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Always remember. #MemorialDay2021
On #MemorialDay, we recall that freedom isn't free, and we remember our fallen heroes, and honor their sacrifice to preserve our Freedom.