Tag: disability rights
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Federal Appeal Challenges Police Denial of Disability Accommodations in New Rochelle Case
A federal civil-rights appeal claims that the New Rochelle police violated the ADA by denying Marc H. Fishman reasonable communication accommodations during his interrogation. The case challenges the legal standard used in dismissing his claims, with implications for how police departments accommodate disabled individuals across New York and beyond.
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CAUGHT ON TAPE: The Police Video That Could Have Cleared a Disabled Father—But No Court Ever Saw It
On the U.N. International Day of Persons with Disabilities, new police footage reveals that former officer Lane Schlesinger admitted disabled father Marc Fishman had no criminal intent. Fishman, facing jail despite exculpatory evidence withheld throughout his prosecution, has been separated from his children for nearly six years. Advocates call for systemic reforms.
New York Bay News 