Director, Disability Rights and Social Justice Clinic, CUNY School of Law

Joined April 2009
Eumi K. Lee –– a clinical professor of 13 years at @uclaw_sf –– has just been confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California! Congratulations!
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I am excited to share that my article, The Structural Desexualization of Disability, is forthcoming in the @ColumLRev. Thank you to the many colleagues, friends, & loved ones who supported me by reading my piece, providing insight, feedback & inspiration throughout this process.
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and its root causes. This Article builds on the scholarly literature that looks beyond the interpersonal narrative of violence. It seeks to guide strategies for how to ameliorate sexual violence and its harms. It further aims to encourage discourse, advocacy, policy making, and
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organizing around the breadth of issues that impact sexuality by reframing the victim-perpetrator binary and reposition sexuality as a community integration priority under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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RIGHT NOW. At the CUNY Law school graduation. Graduates turn their backs on NYC Mayor Eric Adams. A protest against his terror against Black & brown communities, public education, libraries, migrants, health & safety. His support for state violence. Wow. xitter.cf/ilissilia/status/16570…
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This is the most infuriating and gaslighting article about Covid & race. I’m stunned at the lengths this article goes to coddle white people who choose to risk their lives - and the lives of others- rather than wear masks and get vaccinated. washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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A few excerpts: Look at this: While almost three years of chaotic public health crises have left Americans of all races uncertain about the future, they have also revealed the enduring nature of racial and class politics — and the cost they exact, including for White Americans.
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A growing body of research, outlined in the book “Caste,” by Isabel Wilkerson, shows that even the most anodyne of social exchanges with people of different races, such as glancing at faded yearbook photos, can raise White people’s blood pressure and cortisol levels.
4th Circuit holds gender dysphoria not excluded from ADA. For an excellent scholarly piece on this issue and why it matters, check out Kevin Barry and Jennifer Levi's piece yalelawjournal.org/forum/bla…
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Hi folks, I've been off Twitter for a minute. Wanted to share my latest article, Centering Disability Justice, that was just published in the Syracuse Law Review, ADA 30th Anniversary symposium issue. Take a look - happy to field any comments. Thanks! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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