We are pleased to partner with Eli Lilly and Company to provide a meaningful summer internship opportunity for a highly motivated, first-year law students living with disabilities.
First Phase Findings From a National Study of Lawyers With Disabilities and Lawyers Who Identify as LGBTQ+
We offer many resources for lawyers, law students, legal organizations, and other legal professionals and entities, including toolkits, potential opportunities for law students with disabilities, and much more. Click the link below to go to our resources page!
Learn about our various initiatives and programs, including events for National Disability Employment Awareness Month, our mentor program, the Paul G. Hearne Award, and much more.
See all the Continuing Legal Education programs we have coming up, as well as those we offer on-demand, and learn more about our invaluable books and other publications. All ABA CLEs are now accessible for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Our Commissioners, Liaisons, and staff are dedicated attorneys and advocates, many of whom practice disability law or have disabilities themselves. Click the button below to learn more about the Commission on Disability Rights and its history.
October marked the 76th observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Click to read ABA President Reginald Turner's statement for the occasion, and be sure to check out the link below for our NDEAM page with other events and resources!
The ABA Celebrates - NDEAM 2021
Moving Forward: What the Workplace Looks Like for Disabled Lawyers Post-Pandemic
Judges and lawyers share their individual experiences living with disabilities in the legal profession, both positive and negative. With a particular focus on courts and the judiciary, the panel discusses how the profession can be more welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for disabled individuals (co-sponsored with the Judicial Division, Civil Rights and Social Justice Section, and Litigation Section)
Learn about the work the Commission on Disability Rights is doing to ensure that schools create a safe environment for students, including those with disabilities, and reduce the use of seclusion and restraints. Review our policies, letters to the government, webinars, and more.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting all of us in many ways, the ABA and its Commission on Disability Rights are working hard to help lawyers with disabilities adapt to the "new normal." Visit our resources page to see our programs, articles, a Zoom accessibility guide, and more!
October 27, 2021 (1:00 PM ET): This program, cosponsored by the ABA Judicial Division, features judges and lawyers who will share their individual experiences living with disabilities in the legal profession, both positive and negative. With a particular focus on courts and the judiciary, the panel discusses how the profession can be more welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for disabled individuals.
Why should employers prioritize hiring lawyers with disabilities? In honor of the 30th anniversary of the ADA and the 75th observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the ABA and LSAC spoke with a diverse group of legal professionals to demonstrate why disability inclusion is so vital.
Evaluating demographics of members is critical to the ABA’s goal to promote full and equal participation in the association, our profession, and the justice system by all persons, and to eliminate bias in the legal profession and the justice system.
Your support of the Commission on Disability Rights is greatly appreciated and will help us continue our work to promote the ABA's commitment to justice and the rule of law for persons with mental, physical, and sensory disabilities and their full and equal participation in the legal profession.
The ABA Journal has published a profile on longtime Liaison to the CDR Ira "Ed" Marquette! Click below to read about his fascinating path through the legal profession.
CDR 2018-19 Commissioner Judge Randall M. Howe discusses his path to the law.
The official e-mail list of the ABA Commission on Disability Rights, providing information and discussion on disability law and disability rights.
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evan.greenberger@americanbar.org
