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Celebrating Helen Keller’s Legacy in Disability Rights Advocacy – An Alternative to Columbus Day
Monday is Columbus Day – a controversial federal holiday that represents to many a celebration of someone who committed violence, enslavement, and cultural destruction against Indigenous peoples, causing massive population loss. This year, it is made more problematic because, due to the government shutdown, federal employees will be on furlough through Monday (at least) –…
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Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Parents’ Challenge to Salt Lake City Schools’ Segregated “Hub System” for Placement of Students with Intellectual Disabilities
On October 9, 2025, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important decision in Jacobs v. Salt Lake City School District, reversing the dismissal of claims brought by two students with intellectual disabilities and the Utah Disability Law Center. The plaintiffs challenged the School District’s practice of automatically placing students with intellectual disabilities in…
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1st Circuit Temporarily Allows OCR Reduction in Force
The U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Victim Rights Center v. U.S. Dept. of Educ., Case No. 25-cv-11042-MJJ (1st Cir. Sept. 29. 2025), granted the Department of Education’s motion for a stay pending appeal of an injunction related to a reduction-in-force (RIF) at the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights…
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1 Year Anniversary!!!
Congratulations on hitting this amazing milestone of 1 year of hard work and effort. You have done an amazing job and I know it you will continue the good work this year. Thanks for fighting the good fight!- The IT Team
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