Rights of People with Disabilities: News Items and Releases

NYCLU: Council Oversight Crucial to Reforming City’s Failing Psychiatric Hospitals (September 16, 2008)
NYC DOE Harassment Regulations an Important First Step, but More is Needed to Protect Students (September 3, 2008)
Advocates: Autopsy Does Not Answer All the Questions Around Kings County Hospital Death (July 11, 2008)
Advocates Warn that Kings County Hospital Problems Remain Severe (July 8, 2008)
After Death on ER Floor, NYC Finally Agrees to Some Improvements at Brooklyn Hospital Named in Civil Rights Lawsuit (July 1, 2008)
AIDS Service Providers & Advocates to Leg: Drop HIV Testing Bill that Would Keep Patients in the Dark (June 9, 2008)
NYCLU Unveils New Advocacy Department (January 9, 2008)
Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Challenges Squalid Conditions at Brooklyn Hospital (May 3, 2007)
Legislative Memo: Hate Crimes Bill A.1573 / S.1038 Does Not Go Far Enough (June 14, 2000)