A series of articles by The Times's Clifford Levy in 2002 highlighted these conditions, and, a year later, lawyers for the disabled filed a federal lawsuit charging the state with violating the Americans With Disabilities Act by needlessly isolating the residents.
JaRo Jones, a former teaching pro who conducts golf clinics for the disabled, filed a federal lawsuit in Austin, Tex., yesterday against the United States Golf Association for the right to use a cart during United States Senior Open qualifying next month.
Cohan is either involved in, or has filed, 94 lawsuits claiming disabled access violations through Aug. 8, including the 70 in the Burbank and Glendale areas, Link said.
Disabled Skiers File Grievance A decision last summer by the United States Ski and Snowboard Association to sever its sponsorship of disabled skiers has angered some of the athletes.
The charity, which is largely financed through private donations, helps disabled veterans file benefit claims, drives them to medical appointments and lobbies Congress on their behalf.
The Supreme Court decision has prompted advocates for the disabled to file other lawsuits, has helped them win lower-court judgments and has put new pressure on states to settle pending cases.
The deadline for the elderly and the disabled to file applications for property tax rebates has been extended by Acting Governor DiFrancesco from Thursday until May 1 because enrollment has been so small.
During the 1990s, the federation, which provides care for developmentally disabled people, filed for bankruptcy protection twice, once while owing the Internal Revenue Service over $3 million.
A father of four, Mr. Campbell said he was left permanently disabled, and filed a claim with the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, the provincial agency responsible for providing workers' compensation.
Mr. Weitz, described on his firm's Web site as an "advocate for the disabled community," filed cases in New York with a local lawyer at first, but then on his own after his admission to the state bar in 2010.
