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Crip the Law’s Comment on the American Bar Association’s Proposed Changes to Standards 205 and 207, Which Would Undermine the Guarantee of a Quality Legal Education for All

July 6, 2026 Daniel Thies, Council ChairAmerican Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Via email: NoticeandComment@americanbar.org Re: Matters for Notice and Comment on Standards 205 and 207 Dear Chair Thies and Members of the Council: The National Disabled Legal Professionals Association d/b/a Crip the Law submits this comment

Crip the Law Denounces the Trump Administration’s Attack on Landmark Disability Rights Supreme Court Case Olmstead v. L.C.

A deliberately deceitful June 18, 2026 memorandum published by the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel signals a pending and coordinated attack on the independence and autonomy of disabled people, aimed at keeping us involuntarily incarcerated. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 23, 2026 – Crip the Law is deeply enraged by the June 18, 2026 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OCL) memorandum, which outlines the Trump Administration’s plan to force disabled people out of our communities, away from public society, and out of existence entirely. This

Crip the Law’s Comment on the American Bar Association’s Proposed Changes to Standards 316 and 509 Adjusting Bar Passage Requirements for Law Schools to Include Alternative Licensure Pathways

April 13, 2026 Daniel Thies, Council ChairAmerican Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the BarVia email: NoticeandComment@americanbar.org Re: Matters for Notice and Comment on Standard 316 and Standard 509 The National Disabled Legal Professionals Association (NDLPA) d/b/a Crip the Law is a national association of disabled lawyers, judges, policy

NDLPA Condemns SCOTUS Cert Denial, Urges New York State Legislature to Protect Disabled Bar Exam Takers

SCOTUS’ decision not to hear a disability discrimination case spurs uncertainty for disabled law school graduates. But a New York State bill can help. WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2025 – The National Disabled Legal Professionals Association (“NDLPA”) is disappointed by a recent United States Supreme Court of the United States

How Employers can Increase Opportunity Access and Opportunity for Law Students and Graduates

Overall, labor force participation for people with disabilities 16-64 years of age is only 32.7%, whereas for people without disabilities, it is 75.7%. Disability Employment Statistics, U.S. Dep’t of Labor, Off. of Disability Emp. Pol’y, https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/publications/statistics (last visited Oct. 10, 2020). That’s quite a disparity. Although there are a number

NDLPA First-of-its-kind Data Analysis Reveals Only 5 Percent of Lawyers Identify as Disabled

According to new data analysis by the National Disabled Legal Professionals Association (NDLPA), approximately 4.4 percent of all workers in legal occupations identified as having a disability in 2024.[i] Among employed lawyers, judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers, a measly 5 percent identify as disabled, according to 2023 American Community Survey