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Rights in Institutions

Mental illness put her in DuPage County Jail. 85 days later, she was dead.External link that opens in a new window.

Special Education

IL juvenile rights group takes action for education behind barsExternal link that opens in a new window.

Discrimination/ADA Rights, EFE in the News, Employment

Decades-Old Workplace Bias Burden Test Under Circuit ScrutinyExternal link that opens in a new window.

EFE Updates and News Releases

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Illinois State Board of Education, for Failing to Provide Special Education Services to Youth

EFE in the News, Special Education

Lawsuit claims years of discrimination against disabled young people in Illinois prisonsExternal link that opens in a new window.

Uncategorized

September 18, 2024 EFE Disability Rights Consortium – Register NowExternal link that opens in a new window.

EFE in the News, Special Education

School district that had disabled students arrested agrees to reform disciplinary practicesExternal link that opens in a new window.

Community Integration

Federal judge rejects Illinois’ bid to end court oversight of disability programsExternal link that opens in a new window.

Voting

ABA announces recipients of Unsung Heroes of Democracy AwardExternal link that opens in a new window.

Discrimination/ADA Rights, EFE in the News, Employment

Home Depot Tweaks Hiring Process To Aid Those With Developmental DisabilitiesExternal link that opens in a new window.

EFE in the News, Rights in Institutions

Most Illinois jails restrain people in chairs. This county ‘violently shocked’ them, too.External link that opens in a new window.

EFE in the News, Misuse of Restraint & Seclusion

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Mental illness put her in DuPage County Jail. 85 days later, she was dead.External link that opens in a new window.

IL juvenile rights group takes action for education behind barsExternal link that opens in a new window.

Decades-Old Workplace Bias Burden Test Under Circuit ScrutinyExternal link that opens in a new window.

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Illinois State Board of Education, for Failing to Provide Special Education Services to Youth

Lawsuit claims years of discrimination against disabled young people in Illinois prisonsExternal link that opens in a new window.

September 18, 2024 EFE Disability Rights Consortium – Register NowExternal link that opens in a new window.

School district that had disabled students arrested agrees to reform disciplinary practicesExternal link that opens in a new window.

Federal judge rejects Illinois’ bid to end court oversight of disability programsExternal link that opens in a new window.

ABA announces recipients of Unsung Heroes of Democracy AwardExternal link that opens in a new window.

Home Depot Tweaks Hiring Process To Aid Those With Developmental DisabilitiesExternal link that opens in a new window.

Most Illinois jails restrain people in chairs. This county ‘violently shocked’ them, too.External link that opens in a new window.

The U.N. Calls Restraint Chairs Torture. Illinois Jails Use Them Every Day.External link that opens in a new window.