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December 18, 2024Update on Class Action Lawsuit Against the State of Tennessee
As we close out the year, we wanted to bring you up to date on recent activity in the Disability Rights Tennessee lawsuit which is pending in Federal Court in the Middle District of Tennessee against the State of Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (“DCS”), the Tennessee Dept. of Education (“TDOE”) and others. The […]
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December 18, 2024New Protections Announced for Airline Passengers with Disabilities
Visit the site with the press release here. Newly released final rule is the biggest expansion of rights for passengers with disabilities in a generation Earlier this year, DOT issued a record-breaking penalty against American Airlines for unsafe and undignified treatment of passengers with disabilities WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that the U.S. Department […]
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December 12, 2024DEAL 2024 Recap: The Best Bits
On October 11, Disability Rights Tennessee gathered once again with friends, advocates, colleagues, and new faces at the Music City Center in Nashville to celebrate a significant milestone: 10 years of the Disability Employment Awareness Luncheon (DEAL). This annual event is a way for the community to come together and hear personal stories and best […]
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December 11, 20242024 Expect Employment Report
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October 16, 2024Disability Rights Tennessee Announces New Executive Director, Anna Bass
View Press Release in PDF – English NASHVILLE, TN. – Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) is thrilled to announce that Anna Bass will move into the position of Executive Director in March 2025. Earlier this year, James DiMarco, DRT Board of Directors President, announced that after 12 years of bold leadership, Disability Rights Tennessee’s Executive Director, […]
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September 11, 2024Federal Court Rules Case Seeking Access to State Services for Deaf People in Tennessee Can Proceed
For Immediate Release Press Contacts:Meredith Weaver, MWeaver@DRALegal.org, 510-426-6834Lee Sherwood, LeeS@DisabilityRightsTN.org, 615-490-3844 September 11, 2024—Nashville, Tennessee—A federal judge in the Middle District of Tennessee has substantially denied the State of Tennessee’s attempt to dismiss claims by multiple plaintiffs against the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging (DDA) (formerly the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) and […]
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September 6, 2024Governor Bill Lee Proclaims September 9-13, 2024 as Disability Voting Rights Awareness Week in Tennessee
View PDF of Press Release. NASHVILLE, TN Sept. 6, 2024 – Governor Bill Lee has proclaimed September 9-13, 2024, as Disability Voting Rights Awareness Week in Tennessee in recognition of National Disability Voting Rights Week. There are over 1.6 million Tennesseans living with disabilities and nearly 1 million are eligible voters. Disability Voting Rights Week […]
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August 27, 2024Disability Rights Tennessee Announces Retirement of Executive Director, Lisa Primm
View Press Release in PDF – English FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NASHVILLE, TN. – James DiMarco, Board of Directors President, announces that after 12 years of bold leadership, Disability Rights Tennessee’s (DRT’s) Executive Director, Lisa Primm, plans to retire in March 2025. The DRT Board of Directors has started the process to replace Primm by assembling […]
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July 11, 2024Federal Judge Finds Tennessee Department of Correction in Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act for Failing to Provide Sign Language Interpreters and Videophones to Deaf Prisoners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts:Madeleine Reichman, Disability Rights Advocates, MReichman@DRALegal.org, 332-217-2318Lee Sherwood, Disability Rights Tennessee, LeeS@DisabilityRightsTN.org, 615-490-3488Al Elia, Disability Law United, AElia@DLUnited.org, 303-757-7901 FEDERAL JUDGE FINDS TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION IN VIOLATION OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS AND VIDEOPHONES TO DEAF PRISONERS NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 11, 2024 […]