Welcome to the DLC – Utah’s Protection & Advocacy Agency
Since 1979, the Disability Law Center (DLC) has helped thousands of Utahns with disabilities and their families. The DLC has broad statutory powers to safeguard the human and civil rights of persons with disabilities. We provide self-advocacy assistance, legal services, disability rights education, and public policy advocacy on behalf of the more than 400,000 Utah residents with disabilities. Our services are available statewide and without regard for ability to pay.
More than 75% of our clients say the DLC is the only place they can turn for help. How can we help you?
DLC BLOG POSTS
The 2012 session is in full swing! We hope you the following resources will be of some use to you over the next several weeks.
Newspaper office out of reach for student sportswriter
Ryan McDonald, a 22-year-old junior at the University of Utah, is glad, like any other student, to be done with finals. As a journalism student, McDonald is naturally nervous about his long-term prospects in the field, but is excited about his short-term opportunities, as next semester he will begin covering the University of Utah women’s gymnastics team full time for The Daily Utah Chronicle, the school’s student paper.
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OGDEN — Twinkles the service dog blazed a wide trail for people with disabilities in Utah, and her grieving owner, June Robbin Henson, is determined that the beloved pet will not be forgotten.
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Feds file discrimination complaint in Utah case.
BY PATTY HENETZ
The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City apartment resident Wanda Howard, who is disabled, wanted a cat.
Her doctor, who thought an emotional support animal would help Howard, wrote her a prescription for one and a letter to her landlord verifying Howard’s disability. When the landlord required a $300 deposit for the animal, Howard turned to the Disability Law Center, which informed the landlord such a demand is illegal under federal law.
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KSL reports on Grandin’s visit to Salt Lake City’s Spectrum Academy.
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Friday
October 7, 2011
HUD AWARDS UTAH $124,900 GRANT TO COMBAT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $124,900 to the Disability Law Center to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.
HUD Regional Administrator Rick M. Garcia said, “The grants announced today in Utah are funded through HUD’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) and will be used to investigate allegations of housing discrimination, and work to promote equal housing opportunities.”
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