CREEC’s own Staff Attorney Al Elia is in the Washington Post! Read the article to learn how Department of Transportation rules are making it more difficult for blind people who are guide dog users to fly: “The agency acknowledged that…
Protecting Public Protest is Critical to Disability Advocacy
Written by Aviance Brown, CREEC Staff Attorney Public protest is one of the most effective methods of disability advocacy. This was one of the prime messages which dynamic speaker and longtime disabled advocate Anita Cameron shared during the Protect Dissent…
CREEC Signs Amicus Brief for Acheson Hotels v. Laufer
Acheson Hotels v. Laufer is a case that will be heard by the Supreme Court to determine if “testers” (in this case, people who research businesses to see if they comply with the federal rules requiring that businesses publish information…
Commemorating 33 Years of the ADA
CREEC recognizes the untapped potential of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a tool for equality and justice in intersectional civil rights work. With the anniversary of the ADA’s passage coming up in July, we wanted to share just…
CREEC & Community Justice Exchange Pen Advocacy Letter to ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced that, as of June 1, 2023, it will no longer allow in-person payments of immigration bonds and will require payments through a web-based system called Cash Electronic Bonds Online (CeBONDS). The 50+…
Now Hiring: Paralegal
The Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC) is seeking a full time Paralegal. This is a full-time non-exempt position with benefits. The paralegal may work remotely. If the selected candidate is local to Denver (CO), there will be the…
We’re Hiring for a Legal Director!
CREEC is hiring for a full-time Legal Director! Please see the listing here for more details about the role.
CREEC Receives RMIAN 2022 Pro Bono Service Award
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) Names CREEC as Pro Bono Service Award Honoree On July 29, CREEC received RMIAN’s 2022 Pro Bono Service Award in honor of the Immigration Detention Accountability Project’s (IDAP) work. See below for the IDAP…
CREEC Settles Lawsuit on Behalf of the National Federation of the Blind and Blind Prisoners
Colorado Department of Corrections will Remedy the Systemic Failures that Threatened the Privacy and Safety of Blind Prisoners DENVER, CO — Brian Christopher Mackes and Adrian Chávez, two blind men in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC),…
Federal Court Allows Discrimination Case Against Salvation Army’s Opioid Use Disorder Policy to Continue
Today, the federal District Court of Massachusetts rejected a motion to dismiss and ruled against the Salvation Army’s Eastern Territory in a case challenging the Salvation Army’s discriminatory policy of denying access to medication for opioid use disorder (“MOUD”) for…