press release – Equal Rights Center

In Civil Rights, Fair Housing, Press Release, Uncategorized

Posted June 17, 2021

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.

By Equal Rights Center

In Accessibility, Civil Rights, Press Release, Uncategorized

Posted May 13, 2021

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 [...]

By Equal Rights Center

In Accessibility, Civil Rights, Press Release, Uncategorized

Posted March 17, 2021

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.

By Equal Rights Center

In Civil Rights, Fair Housing, Press Release, Uncategorized

Posted November 17, 2020

ERC AND ALVIN AUBINOE RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS OF RACE-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN ONLINE APPLICATION

Kate Scott, ERC Executive Director stated "No one should ever feel unsafe or undesirable as a tenant due to their race. We're pleased that Aubinoe has agreed to take steps to address the concerns [...]