The Community Employment Alliance (CEA) would like to invite you to Celebrate the 76th Celebration of National Disabilities Awareness Month. Please help us amplify the message by joining us for two thoughtful panels. Save the Date! 10/5/2021- Self Advocate Panel/Proclamation (2:00 pm-3:00) This panel will share their stories on employment and the need for […]
Month: September 2021
Iowa ban on mask mandates at schools overturned by federal judge
A federal judge has sided with parents of disabled children, issuing a ruling that temporarily overturns an Iowa law that had prohibited schools from requiring masks during the pandemic. In a ruling on Monday, US District Judge Robert Pratt wrote that he agreed with parents that the state law “substantially increases” the risk of children contracting COVID-19. […]
Neli Latson, an Autistic young man is — finally — free.
It only took 11 years, two governors and a national conversation about race and disability. Reginald “Neli” Latson doesn’t know yet what he will do with his freedom. The last time he got to choose where he wanted to go and how he spent his days, without having to ask permission from a law enforcement […]
The Arc U.S. Files Lawsuit to Challenge Texas Anti-Voter Law
The Arc, along with the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. and Reed Smith LLP, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of The Arc of Texas, the Houston Area Urban League, Houston Justice, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated challenging S.B. 1, a new Texas law targeting voting rights. S.B. 1 includes a […]
