ERC BLOG

Ensuring Dignity for All this Holiday Season: Expanding ADA Applicability in Public Accommodations By Aastha Uprety, Kate Scott, and Katherine Pearson November 21, 2018 Holiday shopping is an [...]

Domestic Violence is a Fair Housing Issue: How Criminal Records Screening Policies Can Harm Survivors of Domestic Violence By Aastha Uprety, ERC Program Assistant, and Kate Scott, Deputy Director [...]

JUDGE RULES TEMPORARY SUBSIDIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT’S PROHIBITION AGAINST SOURCE OF INCOME DISCRIMINATION “There is no rational distinction for source-of-income purposes between short [...]

In the District, Source of Income Discrimination is Race Discrimination Too By Aastha Uprety, ERC Program Assistant, and Kate Scott, Deputy Director Over 11 thousand households in Washington, [...]

ERC RESOLVES RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST NATION’S LARGEST PRIVATE LANDLORD Consent order requires individualized review of housing applicants with certain criminal convictions For media [...]

  Dear Susie, I am applying to live in a building with a no pets policy. On my doctor’s advice, I adopted a cat for emotional support when I was diagnosed with HIV. I can’t imagine living [...]

  Dear Susie, I’ve been looking for a one-bedroom apartment in Washington, DC, for my 3-year old daughter and myself. As I’ve been searching for one-bedrooms on Craigslist, I keep coming [...]

To Achieve Fair Housing, We Must Preserve Disparate Impact By Susan McClannahan, Fair Housing Program Coordinator, and Kate Scott, Deputy Director The US Department of Housing and Urban [...]

Beyond Wedding Cake: Regardless of SCOTUS Decision, Discrimination Remains A Scourge to LGBT People Across the Country By Kate Scott, ERC Deputy Director, and Elias Cohn, ERC Senior Coordinator [...]

THE EQUAL RIGHTS CENTER SUES WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER AND THE NAVY EXCHANGE OVER BARRIERS TO ACCESSIBILITY Veterans and service members with disabilities cannot access [...]