Disability Rights Delaware Report Finds Widespread ADA Parking Accessibility Violations at Polling Places

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:             June 30, 2025 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:       Margaretta Kroeger, mkroeger@declasi.org Disability Rights Delaware Finds Widespread ADA Parking Accessibility Violations at Polling Places; Accessibility Progress Made in Other Areas Monitoring shows over 54% of polling sites violated ADA parking requirements, highlighting need for increased enforcement of accessible parking…

CLASI and Delaware Manufactured Home Owners Assoc. File Amicus Brief in Consumer Protection Case

Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) and the Delaware Manufactured Home Owners Association (“DMHOA”) have filed an amicus brief with the Delaware Supreme Court through our pro bono counsel from the prominent Delaware law firm Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, in a case that could significantly impact the state’s ability to enforce its consumer…

CLASI Receives $425K HUD Award to Combat Housing Discrimination in Delaware

  FOR RELEASE: October 17, 2024 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Margaretta Kroeger, CLASI Communications Director, mkroeger@declasi.org DOVER, DE — On Wednesday, October 16, 2024, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Regional Administrator Matthew Heckles presented a $425,000 grant award to Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) to fight housing discrimination and promote more inclusive communities in Delaware.…

CLASI Issues New Report Finding Delaware Prisons Must Increase Transparency and Improve Conditions for People with Mental Illness

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 12, 2024 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:  Margaretta Kroeger, CLASI Communications Director, mkroeger@declasi.org New Report Finds Delaware Prisons Must Increase Transparency and Improve Conditions for Incarcerated People with Mental Illness CLASI Disabilities Law Program Finds Troubling Practices Persist After Solitary Confinement Litigation WILMINGTON, DE—The Disabilities Law Program (“DLP”) of Community Legal Aid Society,…

U.S. Dept. of Justice Files Statement of Interest in CLASI Lawsuit on Behalf of Incarcerated Students with Disabilities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:              August 20, 2024 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:        Margaretta Kroeger, CLASI Communications Director, mkroeger@declasi.org U.S. Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Federal Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Incarcerated Students with Disabilities by CLASI and TPM DOJ Provides Position of United States in Litigation Against Delaware Dept. of Education WILMINGTON, DE—The…