What is the Grants Pass Case, and Why is it Important to People with Disabilities?

March 4, 2024
Grants Pass, Oregon on a map
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to review Johnson v. City of Grants Pass, a case whose outcome holds significant implications for the civil rights of hundreds of thousands of unhoused individuals throughout the western United States, a majority of whom have disabilities.

Know Your Rights! Pet Screening and Assistance Animals

October 19, 2023
Service animal opens a door for a wheelchair user in a home.
Landlords use pet screening companies to ensure that tenants’ pets are well-behaved, healthy, and well-cared for. However, assistance animals used by people with disabilities are not considered “pets.” Landlords cannot require disabled people to complete pet screening procedures to live with an assistance animal.