LEGAL ISSUES
American Bar Association: Commission on Disability Rights
To promote the ABA’s commitment to justice and the rule of law for persons with mental, physical, and sensory disabilities and to promote their full and equal participation in the legal profession.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc.
To advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development.
Legal Services Corporation
LSC is the single largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans in the nation.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.
