Connect
-
In the News- Tom Perez deserves a vote for labor secretary - baltimoresun.com May 20, 2013
- The Struggle Continues 59 Years after 'Brown v. Board of Education' | NAACP LDF May 17, 2013
- Latinos condemn Republican opposition to Labor Secretary nominee May 17, 2013
- Perez Confirmation Saga Continues with Upcoming Committee Vote May 16, 2013
- Judge Declines to Block D.C. School Closures May 16, 2013
- On Civilrights.org
- Committee Vote Sends President Obama’s Secretary of Labor Nominee Tom Perez to Full Senate May 21, 2013
- Jenny Yang Sworn In as EEOC Commissioner May 16, 2013
- The Leadership Conference Education Fund Releases New Report on Education Equity May 16, 2013
- Yes, the Lifeline Fund is Money Well Spent May 1, 2013
- Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) Reintroduced in the 113th Congress April 25, 2013
- Find a Job
- Human Rights Researcher-ACLUF Center for Democracy
- Development Intern
- Campaign Manager-Pennsylvania Election Reform Initiative (Contract)
- Advocacy & Policy Coordinator
- Policy Counsel, Transgender Civil Rights Project or Policy Analyst, Transgender Civil Rights Project
- Director of Individual Giving
- Director of Individual Giving
- Director of Development
- Program Intern
- Vice President of Trail Development
Tag Archives: people with disabilities
Civil Rights News: U.S. Census to Start Using Internet Surveys; Hiring of Autistic Employees Increasing; Obama Admin. Making Gains Against Homelessness
Census to Offer Internet Option in Gov’t Surveys Hope Yen Associated Press Touting the potential for cost savings, the U.S. Census Bureau has announced plans to start using Internet-based forms to supplement the traditional mail-in surveys it uses to collect … Continue reading
Posted in Civil and Human Rights News
Tagged Census, disability rights, homeless, housing, people with disabilities
1 Comment
Civil Rights News: Disabled Students Suspended at Higher Rates; Report Faults Florida on Black Student Suspensions; California Focusing on Minority Boys’ Health, Education
Compiled by Rachel Barr, a Summer 2012 Leadership Conference Education Fund Intern Suspensions Are Higher for Disabled Students, Federal Data Indicate Motoko Rich The New York Times New research by the US Department of Education shows that the percentage of … Continue reading
Disabilities Community Rallies Against Business Efforts to Block Equal Access
By Jaimie Woo, a Summer 2012 Leadership Conference Education Fund Intern On June 14, at least 100 people with disabilities and their allies from across the country staged a rally in front of the Washington, D.C., office of the American … Continue reading
Civil Rights News: Trayvon Case Recalls Civil Rights Era; What’s at Stake in Health Care Reform; Phone Program for the Deaf Abused
Compiled by Victoria Samuels, a Spring 2012 intern at The Leadership Conference Education Fund Fla. Shooting Stirs Memories of Civil Rights Era By Wil Haygood, Brady Dennis and Sari Horwitz The Washington Post The story of the shooting of the … Continue reading
Cutting Social Security Income Benefits Places the Burden of Deficit Reduction on Children with Disabilities
By Colleen Cowgill, a Fall 2011 intern In a recent USA Today column, Susan Parish and James Perrin argued against proposed cuts to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for children, asking “Are we a nation that balances our budget on the … Continue reading
Reassessing Zero-Tolerance Policies in Schools
Because the truth is that the children that have borne the brunt of these policies are minorities, low-income students, and students with disabilities, despite the fact that these children are not necessarily more violent or disruptive than other students. Continue reading
