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Press Releases

2007

August 22, 2007--Illinois Residents Sue State Officials for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act, Failing to Provide Community Services

May 31, 2007--Public Invited to Voice Opinions on Disability Rights Issues

March 8, 2007--Equip for Equality Urgently Calls for Closure of Dangerous State-Run Institution for People with Disabilities Following Additional Deaths

February 15, 2007--Statewide Disability Organizations Call for Closure of Substandard Facility for People with Disabilities

February 8, 2007--Disability Rights Organization Opens Office in Carbondale

2006

November 20, 2006--Federal Court Advances Challenge to Illinois Policy Warehousing Residents with Mental Illnesses

November 3, 2006--Veteran of Gulf War Sues Commonwealth Edison for Discriminatory Discharge

June 22, 2006--Education Advocates Demand That Chicago Stop Special Education Budget Cuts

May 8, 2006--State Withholds Funding for Lincoln Developmental Center

April 26, 2006--Federal Court Asked to End Isolation of Illinois Residents with Mental Illnesses

March 27, 2006--Equip for Equality Calls on Federal Government to Withhold Medicaid Funding for Lincoln Developmental Center

March 13, 2006--Federal Judge Gives Green Light to Class Action Seeking Community Services for People with Developmental Disabilities in Illinois

March 2, 2006--Federal Discrimination Lawsuit Ends with Acceptance of Man with HIV Into Lambs Farm Program

2005

December 15, 2005--Equip for Equality Applauds CTA Decision to Reverse Proposed Paratransit Fare Hike

December 2, 2005--Equip for Equality Salutes Mayor Daley For Supporting People with Disabilities By Opposing CTA Paratransit Fare Hike and Proposing Increase In Wheelchair-Accessible Taxi Requirement

September 27, 2005--Lambs Farm Sued for Excluding Man Because of HIV-Positive Status

July 28, 2005--Illinois Residents Sue State for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act, Failing to Provide Community Services

May 2, 2005--LaSalle Bank Corporation to Offer Improved Services for Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

February 25, 2005--Equip for Equality Calls for the Closure of the Choate Developmental Center

 

2004

October 27, '04--Equip for Equality to Provide Election Day Help Line for Voters with Disabilities

September 1, '04--Professor with Disability Reinstated to City Colleges of Chicago

June 22, '04--Leading Disability Organizations Call on Gov. Blagojevich to Stop Segregating People with Disabilities

May 17, '04--U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Right of Court Access under the ADA

March 10, '04--Equip for Equality to Provide Election Day Helpline for Voters with Disabilities

March 8, '04--Appellate Court Overturns the State of Illinois' Denial of Community Disability Services

 

2003

November 7, '03--Equip for Equality Files Suit Against the City of Aurora for Discriminatory Discharge of Firefighter with Diabetes

August 28, '03--Inhumane and Dangerous Conditions Plagued Social Service Agency for People with Developmental Disabilities

August 12, '03--Lawsuit Alleges Civil Rights Violations in Cook County Jail

July 8, '03--Equip for Equality Achieves Settlement in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Developmental Disability Facility

May 22, '03--Attorney Takes Helm of Social Security Employment Project for Disability Rights Organization

May 14, '03--Matson Public Library Moves to Accessibility for Patrons with Disabilities

May 14, '03--New Board Chair Michael Parks Leads Equip for Equality Into Era of Growth and Change

March 11, '03--Equip for Equality Awarded Federal Grant to Support Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury

March 5, '03--Equip for Equality Opposes Lowering of Involuntary Commitment Standard Under Illinois Mental Health Code as Proposed in General Assembly

March 3, '03--Equip for Equality Wins Important Mental Health Victory in Guardianship Case

February 18, '03--Kennedy-King College Denies Tenure to Teacher with Disability and Terminates Employment

February 17, '03--Free Training Seminars on Disability Rights

January 28, '03--Equip for Equality Files Lawsuit Against National Airport Food Service Provider for Employment Discrimination Under the ADA

 

2002

October 23, '02--Mental Health Facility Denies Accomodation to Employee with Hearing Loss

April 23, '02--Equip for Equality Obtains Consent Decree in Discrimination Action Against Chicago Police Department

April 3, '02--Equip for Equality Wins Temporary Restraining Order in Third Discrimination Suit Against Chicago Police Department

Feb. 21, '02--Equip for Equality Files Third Lawsuit Against Chicago Police Department for Discrimination

Feb. 8, '02--Equip for Equality is New Resource for Illinois Social Security Beneficiaries

Feb. 4, '02--Equip for Equality Response to Gov. Ryan's Press Release on Lincoln Developmental Center

Jan. 10, '02--Statement of Zena Naiditch Regarding Lincoln

 

2001

Dec. 4, '01--Equip for Equality Again Presses for Closure of Lincoln Developmental Center

Nov. 6, '01--Equip for Equality Urges Governor to Close State Facility for Ongoing Abuse and Neglect of Residents

Oct. 1, '01--Equip for Equality Goes to Bat For Chicago Police Officer with Cancer Barred From Work

Aug. 8, '01--Adult Guardianship Reform is Topic at Free Symposium

July 17, '01--CTA Riders With Disabilities Gain Equal Access in Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit

June 19, '01--Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Against City of Chicago by Police Officer with Disability

May 21, '01--New Report on Use of Physical Restraints in IL State Hospitals

May 10, '01--ADA Lawsuit Against CTA by People with Disabilities Goes to Trial

April 18, '01--U.S. Department of Justice Files Amicus Brief in ADA Lawsuit

Mar. 23, '01--New Report on Adult Guardianship in Illinois

 

2000

Oct. 24, '00--Equip for Equality Files Wrongful Death Suit

July 13, '00--Equip for Equality Represents Plaintiff under Rehabilitation Act

Feb. 08, '00--People With Disabilities Sue Chicago Transit Authority