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The Americans with Disabilities Act 30th Anniversary: Furthering the Promise

February 26, 2020
2020 marks the 30th anniversary of President George H.W. Bush signing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. Throughout this 30th anniversary year, the Division is publishing a monthly series of blog posts highlighting the impact that our recent ADA enforcement efforts have made in people’s everyday lives. We celebrate the many ways in which the ADA has transformed American society and enabled a generation of Americans with disabilities to thrive. At the same time, we recognize that too many barriers to equal opportunity remain. We recommit to our work of making the promise of the ADA a reality, enabling all Americans with disabilities to achieve their dreams and reach their full potential.
Updated February 26, 2020

National African American History Month: Remembering Rosa Parks’ Work to Address Sexual Assault

February 24, 2020
Courtesy of Laura L. Rogers, Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women
Rosa Parks is widely known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955. Her defiant act was a catalyst for the Montgomery bus boycott and Parks became an iconic woman in the civil rights movement. As we celebrate National African American History Month, I want to share another story about Rosa Parks that helped create the foundation of a movement that we are proud to work on at the Office on Violence Against Women. More than a decade...
Updated February 24, 2020

Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable Meets to Discuss Legal Services for Human Trafficking Victims

February 21, 2020
On February 21, members of the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR)—co-chaired by the Department of Justice and the Domestic Policy Council—met at the White House to discuss best practices for providing legal services to victims of human trafficking.
Updated March 3, 2020

The Violence Against Women Act – An Ongoing Fixture in the Nation’s Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking

February 19, 2020
Courtesy of Laura L. Rogers, Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women
From the time it was first enacted in 1994, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has represented a multifaceted approach to strengthening responses at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. In addition to providing federal grant funding to support communities across the country, VAWA and its subsequent reauthorizations have made many improvements to federal law, from stronger criminal laws to housing protections for...
Updated February 19, 2020

Readout of the Task Force Meeting on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives

February 13, 2020
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney convened the first in a series of listening sessions and consultations by the Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives . The listening session was held at the National Congress of American Indians’ Executive Council Winter Session in Washington, D.C.
Updated February 13, 2020

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