The Power of Disability Rights: What Every Lawyer Should Know CLE Training Join on us May 1st for our CLE training followed by our new brand reveal: https://creeccle2024.eventbrite.com/ We will delve into the crucial topic of disability rights. Join us…
CREEC Files Complaint: CBP One App Blocks People with Disabilities From Seeking Asylum
On March 25, 2024, the Civil Rights Education and EnforcementCenter and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) on the Customs and Border Protection…
Welcoming Karla Gilbride, CREEC’s New Temporary Of Counsel Staff Member
We are so excited to welcome Karla Gilbride (she/they), who will be our temporary acting Of Counsel. To learn more Karla, her career, on being a disabled attorney, and why they’re working with CREEC, read below. CREEC: What is your…
CREEC Files Suit Against Colorado Department of Corrections on Behalf of Blind Prisoners
CDOC’s failure to accommodate compromises safety and privacy of blind people and excludes them from most programming. Incarcerated people are one of the most vulnerable populations in the United States. Blind incarcerated people are even more at risk when prisons…
Disability Law Colorado Files Suit Against Department of Corrections on Behalf of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Incarcerated People
CREEC and Denver Law Civil Rights Clinic Are Representing Disability Law Colorado; Lawsuit Seeks Effective Communication, Accommodations Denver, CO – Disability Law Colorado (DLC) filed suit against the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) in federal court in Denver today seeking…
CREEC and Co-Counsel File Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Protect Protesters with Disabilities
CREEC and co-counsel represent a group of disabled individuals who have been protesting racialized police violence in Portland Oregon since the murder of George Floyd in late May, 2020. These brave and righteous plaintiffs challenge law enforcement practices that discriminate…
Investigation: Accessible On-Street Parking in Denver
If you drive a ramp-equipped van, you know how hard it is to find on-street parking. In its attempts to beautify and modernize, Denver has done two things that make it even harder: added planters, trees, bike racks, and other…
Welcome Caroline and Mikhal!
CREEC is thrilled to welcome two new paralegals, Caroline Sprague and Mikhal Kidane! Caroline is joining CREEC as an admin paralegal and will eventually relocate to the Denver office. She graduated from Brown University in December 2020 with a B.A.…
CREEC Receives $20,000 Grant from the Denver Foundation
Grant will provide general operating support for CREEC’s efforts to address inequity in medical care for those in the Denver Metro Region and beyond. The Denver Foundation’s Community Grants Program has awarded a $20,000 Basic Human Needs grant to CREEC.…
Welcome Kyle!
CREEC is excited to welcome our new paralegal Kyle Neumann! Kyle recently received his Paralegal Certificate and Master of Arts in Legal Studies from Texas State University in San Marcos. Kyle’s passion for promoting equality and challenging the everyday struggles…