What We Do > Disability Rights—Special Education

The evidence of the Americans with Disabilities Act is everywhere: Handicap parking spaces, Braille instructions on ATM's, and ramps built into sidewalks. The ACLU continues to fight for the civil rights of the disabled Americans.

• Derechos de los Incapacitados—in Spanish (PDF)

News:

ACLU of Puerto Rico joined prevailing apellee with disabilities in ADA action against the University of Puerto Rico.  Read Amicus Brief (pdf) and Opinion (pdf) of the United States Court of Appeals (1st  Cir. 2006) in Toledo v. Sanchez, et al.

Articles:

• San Juan Star, 02/2006: Accomodating Attention Deficit Disorders—in English (PDF)

Press Releases:

• Convocatoria a Conferencia de Prensa: HIV Group (12/01/2005) PDF
• Convocatoria a Conferencia de Prensa: Educación Especial (03/31/2004) PDF
• ACLU Testifies Against Controversial HIV Regulations Proposed by
  Puerto Rico Health Department (02/20/2002)