Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Legal News Blogs -> Legal Pad | LA
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense
Find a Local Lawyer
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402
Legal News
: Legal Pad | LALaw School Admissions Council sued for discrimination by blind student
By Richard Binder
The National Federation of the Blind and a blind law school applicant filed a discrimination lawsuit against the national law school admissions test administrator, The Law School Admissions Council, in a California Superior Court.
The lawsuit, which was filed on Feb. 19 in Alameda County, claims that the Newtown, Pa.-based admissions council violates two California laws requiring equal access to disabled persons because its Web site and Law School Admission Test (LSAT) preparation materials are inaccessible to the blind.
The lawsuit's claims include alleged violations of California's Disabled Persons Act and California's Unruh Act, which requires businesses to offer equal accommodations and facilities to disabled persons. The plaintiffs are also asking the court for a declaratory judgment stating that California laws require the admissions council to provide blind persons equal access to its Web site.
Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on February 20, 2009 (boomark / email).
The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law
Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability
Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin
F-1 Visas
Visas for Foreign Students
Student Harassment
Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit.
Dell
Sued for Gender Discrimination
Racist Voicemail
Stamford Board of Education pays student $37,500 settlement after failing to protect her from racial discrimination.
United Airlines Discriminates Against Blind Passengers
United Airlines Discriminates Against Blind Passengers
Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill
Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill>
School Racism
School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.
#1 Online Legal Resource
On 08-25 at 15:46PM
Acute perpendicular parking #NYPD #NYFD
On 08-18 at 22:18PM
Parallel parking gone bad. Too much gas UES NYC
On 08-18 at 21:41PM
UES NYC
On 08-18 at 21:25PM
Twitter suspends journalist critical of broadcast partner's coverage on dubious grounds @guyadams #nbcfail #twitterfail
On 07-30 at 17:57PM
Model example of 1st Amendment suppression by the People of New York City's Michael Bloomberg #OWS #NYPD
On 07-12 at 21:07PM
AG Holder lackadaisical on Operation in our Sites domain name seizures & RIAA lobbied free speech suppression @dajaz1
On 06-08 at 22:44PM
Why is the Catholic Church going to court over Obama contraception policy? @NewYorker commentary
On 05-31 at 10:08AM
Monks sue Louisiana for right to sell caskets made from forrest destroyed by Katrina
On 05-31 at 07:47AM
Are the abortion ultrasound laws headed for the Supreme Court?
On 05-15 at 21:52PM
Blind Law Student Sues Law School Admissions Council Over Accessibility
Bias in Arizona Law School Admissions
The Blind Still Have Difficulty Finding Jobs Despite The ADA
School security company sued after student assaulted www.privateofficer.com
 |
|
Contact Us | About Us | Celebrity Law Blog |
Our Partners | Disclaimer
| Law Blog Directory
| Law Jobs
| Law Tweets
| Oil Spill Video
All original material © 1999-2011 by USLaw.com. All other material, including Blog Directory feed content, are © by their respective copyright holders. |