Barajas & Rivera APC

⚖️ Plaintiff-side civil rights law firm focusing on disability access and special education.

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

We had an amazing time today volunteering with @LAFCPrideRepub to stuff +2,000 backpacks with school supplies to help get kids ready for classes this fall. These backpacks are destined for clients of AltaMed, a community based health clinic in LA. 🎒 #Education #EverybodyBelongs

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

Happy Ed Roberts Day! We join the community in celebrating Ed Roberts, an activist who continues to inspire us in our own work today. #DisabilityRights #CivilRights

[California Endowment @CalEndow]

Through his activism, #EdRoberts created a ripple effect of change & empowered countless others with disabilities to demand respect, access, & independence. His impact extends beyond the Disability Rights Movement, into systemic change we all benefit from today.

#PeoplePower!

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

Congratulations to Secretary Padilla on his historic appointment to the U.S. Senate! A steadfast advocate for justice, we know he will work on behalf of all Californians to create a brighter future.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

His appointment will make history. But the @AlexPadilla4CA I know is far more interested in changing history -- especially for the working men and women of our state and country.

I can think of no one better to represent the state of California as our next United States Senator.

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

If you missed the live event, send us a message & we’ll share the webinar materials.

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Q’s about police on campus? We have answers. TOMORROW, 11/17 @ 6:30pm. Register here: https://t.co/rghzwyGIFM

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

Q’s about police on campus? We have answers. TOMORROW, 11/17 @ 6:30pm. Register here: https://t.co/rghzwyGIFM

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

White House ordered to make live sign language interpretation during coronavirus briefing available to TV networks - CNNPolitics https://t.co/GDLgdumpYC

[United Nations @UN]

On Wednesday's International Sign Language Day, actor & disability advocate
@NyleDiMarco explains how access to education allows everyone to be part of the conversation on global issues. https://t.co/2u2OYJcD5M #GlobalGoals

[Crip Camp Film @CripCampFilm]

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg wrote many majority decisions during her tenure as a Supreme Court Justice, including the Olmstead Decision of 1999. #RBG

[AAPD @AAPD]

AAPD mourns the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Many of her opinions affirmed the disability rights principles - most notably the majority opinion in Olmstead v L.C, which held that disabled people should live in our communities, not in institutions.

https://t.co/6YDaOQfP1s

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

New report by U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says the exemption (which allows employers to pay less than minimum wage to persons with disabilities) should be phased out, because it's been trapping workers in "exploitative and discriminatory" job programs. https://t.co/hdoIL8I4K6

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

A trailblazer and champion for gender equality, Justice Ginsburg inspired generations of women to speak boldly and know that they “belong in all places where decisions are being made.”
RIP RBG

[Autistic Self Advocacy Network @autselfadvocacy]

The recent Caster Semenya ruling reflects centuries of medical racism and bias against Black women’s bodies, disabled and non-disabled alike: https://t.co/h6AIGxgmgo

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

An example of unnecessary self-righteous policing.

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

“Too many people’s self-righteous obsession with policing disability does more harm than actual disability fakery.” https://t.co/Xj36BzARnM

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

Data shows us that students with disabilities and Black & brown students are disproportionately restrained & secluded at school. Our work towards creating safe schools, for every student, continues. https://t.co/v6Npnb1hvM

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

A https://t.co/6W64XbQ54x petition surfaced after Barajas & Rivera, along with ⁦@DisabilityCA⁩ & ⁦@DREDF⁩, submitted a tort claim to MVUSD on behalf of an 11yr old Black disabled student who was handcuffed & pinned to the floor by school police https://t.co/ta4VdrHY1r

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

Maronel Barajas, partner at B&R, spoke with ⁦@TonyNBCLA⁩ about our client, an 11-year-old Black student who was hand cuffed and pinned to the floor at school, and his claim against the Moreno Valley School District. https://t.co/FHSWBsoxf5

[Barajas & Rivera APC @BRlaw]

Barajas & Rivera submitted a claim to Moreno Valley Unified School District on behalf of an 11-year old Black student with disabilities, who was handcuffed 4 times in 4 months by school police officers for exhibiting disability-related behaviors. https://t.co/R4WUba1Gd9

[Disability Rights California @DisabilityCA]

Legal Claim Seeks Districtwide Changes in Moreno Valley After Black Child w/ Disabilities is Handcuffed, Forcibly Detained by School Police

Today, DRC, Barajas & Rivera APC & @DREDF
submitted a claim w/ 1/3