Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program

A federal appeals court has ruled that a portion of a new Alabama law limiting help with absentee ballot applications will remain blocked. The decision on Friday sides with voting rights groups who argued that it discriminated against voters who are blind, disabled or cannot read.

A federal court is ruling that the State of Alabama cannot restrict assistance for disabled, blind and low-literacy voters in 2024 election when it comes to the absentee application process. A U.S. District on Tuesday blocked a portion of a new Alabama law violates the Voting Rights Act.

Opposing lawyers are battling in court over a new Alabama law that makes it illegal for outside parties to deliver or prefill someone’s absentee ballot application. A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday over a lawsuit challenging the new restrictions.

United Ability is hosting an assistive technology expo and learning event. The event is called A.T. Alabama. It is a two day event that will showcase different forms of assistive technology.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Justice Department is defending Alabama’s requirement to have witnesses sign an absentee ballot. The Justice Department filed…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A lawsuit says that Alabama's voting rules amid the coronavirus pandemic jeopardize the health of voters, especially older voters,…

Alabama’s prison system has been in the news a lot this year, and not for good reasons. Violence, inmate riots, allegations of mismanagement and…

Mentally ill inmates held in Alabama’s prisons may soon be receiving better care thanks to a federal court.Late last week, U.S. District Judge Myron…

Advocacy groups say Alabama prisons are giving inmates virtually unlimited access to razors, a practice that's leading to deaths and injuries inside the…

An advocacy group is calling to phase out segregated sheltered workshops for Alabamians with disabilities.Leaders of the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy…