Webinar Recording
In September 2024, a group of 17 states filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government called Texas v. Becerra. The lawsuit asks the court to get rid of Section 504 and its regulations. Section 504 is a major civil rights law for people with disabilities. Section 504 makes sure that people with disabilities are treated fairly and included at school and at their doctors appointments. Losing Section 504 would be a devastating loss of major civil rights for the disability community. This community briefing, and our Protect 504 page, explains:
- What Section 504 is and why it is so important to the disability community
- What the new Section 504 regulations say and why they are good for the disability community
- What is currently happening in the Texas v. Becerra lawsuit
- What community members can do to help stop the attack on Section 504
Presenters:
- Claudia Center (she/her), Legal Director, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)
- Steven Schwartz (he/him), Senior Counsel, Center for Public Representation
- Alison Barkoff (she/her), Hirsh Health Law & Policy Associate Professor and Program Director, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University
- Theo Braddy (he/him), Executive Director, National Council on Independent Living
- Howard Rosenblum (he/him), Chair, Deaf Equality
- Chloe Rothschild (she/her), Autistic Self-Advocate, Presenter, Author, Board Member of The Arc of the United States