The suit alleges that Berkeley, long a center for the disability rights movement, is violating landmark federal disability laws.
Disability rights
Posted inCrime & Safety
How seniors and people with disabilities can prepare for wildfires
Issues with mobility, hearing, vision, frailty and intellectual or developmental disabilities make emergency preparedness more challenging. Preparation can help and may save lives.
Posted inTransportation
BART reopens North Berkeley station elevator after lengthy closure
The North Berkeley station’s only elevator had been closed since March 12, meaning many riders with limited mobility had no access to the stop.
Posted inCity
North Berkeley BART elevator closed for weeks, frustrating riders who rely on it
Fire damage to the station’s only elevator will keep BART riders who can’t navigate stairs from using the stop for over a month.
Posted inObituaries
Remembering Judy Heumann, leading voice for disability rights
Heumann helped launch Berkeley’s Center for Independent Living, sued to become New York’s first teacher to use a wheelchair and held senior roles in the Clinton and Obama administrations.
Posted inObituaries
Remembering Hale Zukas, daring visionary of the disability rights movement
Wry, tenacious and determined, Zukas designed Berkeley’s first curb cuts, brought wheelchair-accessible buttons to BART elevators and engineered accessibility improvements around the globe.
Posted inCommunity
A year after life-changing award, Berkeley inventor for the blind is writing a memoir
Joshua Miele won a MacArthur “genius” prize in 2021. Set up in a new workshop, he’s planning a listening party for the sounds of the aurora borealis and is learning to use his celebrity for good.
Posted inBusiness
Berkeley’s Center for Independent Living, which launched the disability rights movement, turns 50
Famous for pushing Berkeley to install the country’s first curb cut, the center has also broken ground with its peer counseling program and now helps around 1,000 people per year.
Posted inSchools
She fought on behalf of her blind son. Now BUSD will make online learning tools more accessible
The National Federation of the Blind hopes a settlement the mother reached with BUSD will become a blueprint for other school districts.
Posted inObituaries
Remembering Marilyn Golden, disability rights activist who lobbied for ADA
Marilyn Golden, a key figure in the drafting and passage of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, died at her home in Berkeley on Sept. 21.
Posted inCommunity
Berkeley inventor of blind adaptive technology wins MacArthur ‘genius’ prize
Joshua A. Miele won a prestigious MacArthur Foundation fellowship for his pragmatic inventions that help blind people navigate the physical and digital world.
Posted inSchools
Berkeley Unified will settle suit claiming it failed students with reading disorders
Berkeley Unified has agreed to settle a 2017 lawsuit alleging it failed to provide an appropriate education for students with dyslexia.
