On Behalf Of Rovner, Laura Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2021 5:25 PM To: main at coloradopela.groups.io Subject: [coloradopela] Position Announcement - Grad. Teaching Fellowship in DU Law's Civil Rights Clinic Friends, I’m writing to spread the word that DU College of Law is searching for a Graduate Clinical Teaching Fellow in our Civil Rights Clinic. The position announcement is below. Feel free to reach out to me off-list with any questions about the fellowship. And please share widely! Thanks, Laura ****************************** UNIVERSITY OF DENVER COLLEGE OF LAW Student Law Office | Clinical Teaching Graduate Fellowship Program – Civil Rights Clinic The University of Denver College of Law is now accepting applications for a clinical teaching fellow in its Civil Rights Clinic (CRC). The CRC focuses on the intersection between civil rights and the criminal justice system, primarily through providing legal representation to incarcerated people in impact litigation challenging unconstitutional prison conditions. Denver Law’s Master of Laws (LLM) Clinical Teaching Fellowship Program offers attorneys the opportunity to gain extensive practice in law school clinical teaching under the supervision of experienced clinical faculty. Graduate fellows also learn about academic legal scholarship and, with the assistance of a faculty mentor, produce publishable-quality scholarship during their residence. Fellows receive an annual stipend and are awarded an LLM upon their successful completion of the fellowship. It is the explicit goal of the fellowship to prepare fellows for a career in clinical teaching. Fellows enroll in a three-year program during which they are in residence at one of Denver Law’s in-house clinics. The fellowship will commence no later than March 15, 2021, though earlier is preferable. Fellows directly supervise J.D. students enrolled in our clinics, first as co-supervisors with clinic faculty and then on their own. Fellows also assist in teaching clinic seminars and perform work on their own client matters. Additionally, fellows enroll in a clinical pedagogy seminar and other activities designed to support an interest in clinical teaching and legal education. In addition to the above requirements, to complete the degree, the fellow must write a law review article of publishable quality. Clinical Fellows receive an annual stipend of $50,000, health and dental benefits, a waiver of all tuition and fees in the LLM program, and a travel budget for conferences. As full-time students, teaching fellows also may qualify for deferment of their student loans. In addition, teaching fellows may be eligible for loan repayment assistance from their law schools. Fellows are integrated into the intellectual life of the law school and the larger University. They are invited to attend faculty workshops and participate in mentoring sessions. Qualifications: J.D. or equivalent; minimum 3 years of practice experience in federal litigation (ideally civil rights litigation); excellent written and oral communication skills; strong interest in clinical teaching. Fellows must be members of the Colorado Bar or willing to petition for admission prior to the start date of the fellowship (Colorado permits lawyers teaching in a clinical program to waive into the Bar). How to apply: To apply for the fellowship, please email the following application materials to Laurie Saraceno at lsaraceno at law.du.edu and use “LLM Application” as the subject line: * Resume & list of references; * Statement of interest of no more than two pages. The statement should address a) why you are interested in this fellowship; b) what you can contribute to the clinic; c) your experience with the area(s) of law in which the clinic practices and with public interest/social justice work; d) your professional or career goals for the next five or ten years; and e) anything else you consider pertinent; * A writing sample that represents recent, challenging legal work. The writing sample should not be a collaborative work or a document significantly edited by someone else. Deadline: The application deadline is February 15, 2021, though applications will be considered on a rolling basis. The University of Denver is committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and staff and encourages applications from women, minorities, members of the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities and veterans. The University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. -- Laura Rovner (she/her/hers) Professor of Law & Director, Civil Rights Clinic University of Denver College of Law 2255 E. Evans Ave., Suite 335 Denver, CO 80208 p: 303.871.6441 e: lrovner at law.du.edu _._,_._,_ _____ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#32109) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [slabarre at labarrelaw.com] _._,_._,_ From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Fri Jan 29 19:04:39 2021 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:04:39 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] $2.25 Million Fund Available in Justice Department Settlement with Amtrak - U.S. Department of Justice - January 29, 2021 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Not blindness-related but I thought some on this list might find this of interest. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/225-million-fund-available-justice-department-settlement-amtrak $2.25 Million Fund Available in Justice Department Settlement with Amtrak Office of Public Affairs U.S. Department of Justice January 29, 2021 Today, Amtrak began accepting claims for monetary compensation for people with mobility disabilities who traveled or wanted to travel from or to one of the 78 stations listed below and encountered accessibility issues at the stations. Claims must be submitted by May 29, 2021. On Dec. 2, 2020, the Department of Justice and Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, entered into an agreement to resolve the department's findings of disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the agreement, Amtrak will fix inaccessible stations and pay $2.25 million to victims hurt by inaccessibility at the 78 stations listed below. To be eligible for monetary compensation, an individual must: Have a mobility disability; Be harmed physically or emotionally because of accessibility issues, including, for example, inaccessible parking; steep slopes or steps to get to the station; lack of directional signs; toilet rooms with inaccessible entrances, stalls, or sinks; high ticket counters; deteriorated platforms; and narrow routes at stations, at one or more the stations listed below between July 27, 2013, and Dec. 2, 2020; Have lived at, visited, or desired to visit a place closer to one or more of the stations listed below than an accessible, alternative Amtrak station; and Submit a claim form and declaration by mail, fax, email or online to the claims administrator by no later than May 29, 2021. Help is available from the settlement administrator for those who are unable to complete the claim form due to a disability. Questions about making claims should be directed to the settlement administrator by any of the following methods: Online: AmtrakDisabilitySettlement.com Email: info at AmtrakDisabilitySettlement.com Telephone (toll-free): 1-888-334-6165 TTY Telephone (toll-free): 1-866-411-6976 Under the agreement, Amtrak has committed to make its intercity rail stations accessible, prioritizing stations with the most significant barriers to access. Over the next 10 years, Amtrak will design at least 135 stations to be accessible, complete construction at 90 of those stations, and have at least 45 more under construction. Amtrak will also train staff on ADA requirements and implement an agreed-upon process for accepting and handling ADA complaints. As part of this commitment, Amtrak recently established an Office of the Vice President of Stations, Properties & Accessibility to coordinate its compliance with the ADA. The 78 stations are: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Yuma, Arizona Fort Morgan, Colorado Glenwood Springs, Colorado Granby, Colorado Old Saybrook, Connecticut Windsor, Connecticut Windsor Locks, Connecticut Newark, Delaware Gainesville, Georgia Jesup, Georgia Toccoa, Georgia Centralia, Illinois Effingham, Illinois Gilman, Illinois Homewood, Illinois Mattoon, Illinois Plano, Illinois Princeton, Illinois Rantoul, Illinois Summit, Illinois Connersville, Indiana Crawfordsville, Indiana Elkhart, Indiana Hammond-Whiting, Indiana Waterloo, Indiana Burlington, Iowa Creston, Iowa Mount Pleasant, Iowa Newton, Kansas Topeka, Kansas Maysville, Kentucky South Shore-South Portsmouth, Kentucky Lake Charles, Louisiana Aberdeen, Maryland Cumberland, Maryland Niles, Michigan Detroit Lakes, Minnesota St. Cloud, Minnesota Staples, Minnesota Picayune, Mississippi Kirkwood, Missouri La Plata, Missouri Poplar Bluff, Missouri Cut Bank, Montana East Glacier Park, Montana Malta, Montana Holdrege, Nebraska Elko, Nevada Hudson, New York Plattsburgh, New York Port Henry, New York Devils Lake, North Dakota Coatesville, Pennsylvania Downingtown, Pennsylvania Johnstown, Pennsylvania Lewistown, Pennsylvania Parkesburg, Pennsylvania Westerly, Rhode Island Dillon, South Carolina Alpine, Texas Marshall, Texas McGregor, Texas Helper, Utah Castleton, Vermont Montpelier, Vermont Ashland, Virginia Clifton Forge, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia Richmond Staples Mill Road, Virginia Bingen-White Salmon, Washington Kelso-Longview, Washington Wishram, Washington Charleston, West Virginia Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Hinton, West Virginia Columbus, Wisconsin Tomah, Wisconsin This action was brought by the Disability Rights Section of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. To read the settlement agreement, please click here, and to read the complaint, please click here. For more information on the Civil Rights Division, please visit www.justice.gov/crt. For more information on the ADA, please call the department's toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 (TDD 800-514-0383) or visit www.ada.gov.