Tag: Disability Rights
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Federal judge allows disabled woman’s lawsuit to proceed against Elbert County sheriff
A federal judge rejected the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office’s attempt to dismiss a disability rights lawsuit against it on Tuesday, in which the plaintiff alleges she sustained further injuries after being forced to walk home 8.8 miles from the jail overnight. Amy McCraken has a prosthetic limb from a prior leg amputation. She alleged a…
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Mother calls for accommodations in trafficking case of disabled Colorado Springs woman
The sex trafficking case involving a disabled Colorado Springs woman is headed for a trial, but her mother is advocating for accommodations in what is expected to be a grueling court process for the family. Alleged Crips gang member Tieson Craig, 48, is facing human trafficking and pimping charges after investigators connected him to the…
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‘The ADA was a start:’ The push for accessibility in Colorado Springs continues
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 1,000 people marched from the White House to the U.S. Capitol decades ago to demand that Congress pass the Americans with Disabilities Act. When they arrived, 60 left their wheelchairs and other mobility…
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10th Circuit fixes oversight, overturns judge’s order in prisoner lawsuit
Although the federal appeals court based in Denver declined on Tuesday to revisit its prior ruling making it easier for prison officials to defeat lawsuits from incarcerated plaintiffs, it corrected a seeming oversight and overturned a judge’s order that both sides took issue with. In March, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals…