Disability Pride Month celebrates disabled persons embracing their disabilities as integral parts of who they are, reclaiming visibility in public and interacting fully with their disabilities out in the open, and rejecting shame and internalized ableism.
The ABA actively participates in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign in October that celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center
A list of some of recent webinars on a wide variety of disability-related topics, sponsored or co-sponsored by the Commission on Disability Rights.
The CDR Spotlight is a feature that highlights an attorney or law student with a disability who is an asset to the profession.
Are you a lawyer or law student with a disability looking for guidance from an experienced lawyer, or perhaps an experienced lawyer looking for someone to guide? Consider applying for our mentorship program!
The Commission on Disability Rights invites you to take part in the #BeCounted campaign, which encourages lawyers with disabilities across the country to add themselves to our U.S. map to express their disability pride.
The CDR will recognize a law firm and a corporation that has made measurable progress in the recruitment, hiring, retention, and advancement to leadership positions of lawyers with disabilities.
Each year the ABA and Commission honor an individual or organization that advances the rights of people with disabilities.
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.
