The Equal Rights Center
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Washington, D.C. 20036
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News Releases
2008
- The Equal Rights Center Releases New Report Tying Domestic Violence to Homelessness (4/22/08)
- Startling New Report To Be Released Detailing Discrimination Domestic Violence Survivors Face in D.C. (4/17/08)
- American Association of People with Disabilities Joins Equal Rights Center in Nationwide Suit Against Hilton Hotels Corporation (4/15/08)
- Allegations of Discrimination Lodged Against Local Restaurant (02/12/08)
- Nation's Largest Restaurant Chain To Be More Accessible To People With Disabilities (01/02/08)
2007
- Potbelly Sandwich Works Agrees to Modify All Restaurants to be Fully Accessible to People With Disabilities (11/21/07)
- The Equal Rights Center Receives Award From the Hispanic Bar Association of D.C. (11/08/07)
- The Equal Rights Center Releases Report on D.C. Government's Failure to Comply With the 2004 D.C. Language Access Act (10/30/07)
- Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against the City of Manassas, VA, and its School System for Discriminating Against Hispanic Residents (10/16/07)
- Allegations of Discrimination Against the District of Columbia (10/11/07)
- Allegations of Discrimination Lodged Against Two Popular Car-Sharing Companies -- Flexcar and Zipcar (10/10/07)
- Equal Rights Center Announces Multi-Year Agreement With Trammell Crow Company Regarding Accessible Housing for Persons With Disabilities (09/26/07)
- Equal Rights Center Fights Accessibility Crisis in Housing Suits Filed Against Two National Developers (09/06/07)
- National Developer Agrees to Groundbreaking Effort To Provide Accessible Housing (07/17/07)
- Metro Board Approves Settlement Terms in MetroAccess Class Action Lawsuit (06/28/07)
- Suit Filed Against National Developer, CB Richard Ellis Group/Trammell Crow; Equal Rights Center Battles Against Housing Discrimination (06/05/07)
- D.C. Government Buildings Not Accessible to All (01/31/07)
2006
- Equal Rights Center Files Fifth National Lawsuit in Initiative to Stop Discrimination Against People With Disabilities (11/22/06)
- D.C. and Its Lottery Board Accused of Denying Persons With Disabilities Equal Opportunity (11/14/06)
- Complaints Filed Against City of Manassas For Illegal Disclosures of Confidential School Records (11/02/06)
- Accessible Parking Meters, Curb Ramps and Out-of-State Parking Placards, Finally, Throughout the District (07/26/06)
- Equal Rights Center Files Federal Discrimination Complaint Against the City of Manassas, Virginia; 10 Manassas Residents Also File Related Complaints (05/25/06)
- Equal Rights Center Files Largest National Lawsuit In Initiative to Stop Discrimination Against People With Disabilities (04/27/06)
- Subway Restaurants Charged With Discriminating Against People With Disabilities (04/24/06)
- Area Youth Express Their Dreams Too In Memory of Dr. King (02/17/06)
2005
- National Fair Housing Alliance and the Equal Rights Center Denounce Discriminatory Zoning Ordinance of Manassas, Virginia (12/30/05)
- Washington Hospital Center Agrees to Landmark Settlement To Improve Access for Patients With Disabilities (11/02/05)
- Third Nationwide Lawsuit Filed in Initiative To Stop Discrimination Against People with Disabilities (09/22/05)
- Initiative To Stop Discrimination Against People With Disabilities Gains Momentum With the Filing of New Lawsuit (09/15/05)
- More Area Landlords Charged With Housing Discrimination While Others Pledge To Stop Discrimination As Part of Critical Settlements (09/08/05)
- Historic Settlement in Nationwide Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Developer Archstone-Smith Trust (06/08/05)