Meet Liz Stuewe, the ERC’s New Accessibility Rights Manager
Liz joined the Equal Rights Center in April and we are thrilled to have her on board! We’re excited to introduce her to you through this conversation...
On FHA Anniversary, Equal Rights Center Alleges Local Apartment Complex Engaging in Illegal Race & Source of Income Discrimination
The complaint is based on a civil rights testing investigation which revealed Defendants’ unlawful refusal to accept vouchers as a source of income to pay the rent at Adams View apartments...
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Equal Rights Center & Disabled Military Family Member Successfully Settle Lawsuit Against Walter Reed Military Hospital for Inaccessible Restrooms
Today, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) and Mr. Sylvester Fiers reached a settlement with Walter Reed National Military Hospital and U.S Navy Exchange Service Command to provide wheelchair [...]
ADA 31st Anniversary Commemoration
July 26, 2021 marked the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
ERC AND LOCAL RENTER FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT ALLEGING SOURCE OF INCOME AND RACE DISCRIMINATION AT NORTHWEST DC APARTMENT BUILDING
Today, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) and a local renter filed suit to challenge Vaughan Place Apartments’ unlawful refusals to accept vouchers as a source of income to pay the rent.
NAD AND ERC INVITE STATE AGENCIES IN MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA TO COLLABORATE IN ADDRESSING ILLEGAL DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
Investigation indicates agencies are failing to ensure equal and meaningful access to signing deaf and hard of hearing individuals seeking assistance with completion of applications for public [...]
Recap: Fair Housing Month 2021
On April 29, 2021, the ERC presented an educational webinar in celebration of Fair Housing Month.
Celebrate Fair Housing Month with the Equal Rights Center
The ERC is thrilled to offer four Fair Housing Month events, presented in collaboration with partners across the Greater Washington, DC region.
IN IMPORTANT OPINION FOR DISABILITY ACCESS AND INCLUSION, FEDERAL JUDGE RULES THAT UBER IS SUBJECT TO ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS
On Monday, March 15th, United States District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson denied Uber’s motion to dismiss in the case Equal Rights Center v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al.
HUD Announces New Approach to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Under the Fair Housing Act
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a memorandum announcing the agency “will administer and enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual [...]
