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Justice for Jane Doe

Fighting Against Injustice and Upholding Disability Rights

Jane Doe's life changed forever when UDC Law denied her basic ADA accommodations, leading to a near-fatal incident. Now, a Trump-appointed judge and the school are attempting to conceal the truth and evade responsibility. Join us in supporting Jane's fight for medical care and seeking accountability for this grave injustice.

Shocking Fall at UDC Law – Caught on Camera | ADA Violations Caused Brain Injury! #UDCLaw #ADA
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Shocking Fall at UDC Law – Caught on Camera | ADA Violations Caused Brain Injury! #UDCLaw #ADA

Part 2: Full ADA Retaliation Breakdown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGuS6wuS3G0 A law school that refused to follow the law. A racist federal judge who allowed it. A disabled student begged for help. She submitted medical documentation. The school ignored it. The court ignored it. Weeks later, she collapsed on camera with a traumatic brain injury. This is what it looks like when institutions that are supposed to protect you—do nothing. They ignored clear medical evidence, racial bias, and a long history of bigotry toward people with disabilities. This was the moment federal disability protections failed in real time. On April 9, 2025, Jane Doe—a disabled law student at UDC Law—suffered a traumatic brain injury after collapsing inside the law school. The fall, caught on video, is now exposing a devastating truth: disabled students—especially Black women—are being sacrificed by the very systems meant to protect them. But this wasn’t an isolated incident. Jane had already suffered a concussion in a car accident in November 2024. On February 27, she submitted a formal, medically supported accommodation request—asking for remote access and medical leave. UDC Law ignored her. On March 6, she filed an emergency motion for a preliminary injunction in federal court to stop the school from forcing her to attend in person while injured. Trump-appointed Judge Carl J. Nichols ignored it. She collapsed that same day. Over the next month, she collapsed three more times inside the law school: March 19 – second collapse, observed by professors March 28 – ⚠️ fainted and was rushed to the ER April 9 – 🚨 collapsed again, suffering a permanent traumatic brain injury All of this was preventable. Jane warned the school in writing. She submitted ER reports. She filed in federal court. But the court and the university refused to believe her, accommodate her, or protect her—violating their legal duties under the ADA, Section 504, and the D.C. Human Rights Act. No one should have to choose between education and staying alive. #DisabilityJustice #ADAviolations #Section504 #DisabledAndAbused #TraumaticBrainInjury #ConcussionAwareness #ProtectDisabledStudents #LawSchoolAbuse #UDCLaw #LawSchoolDiscrimination #RetaliationForAccommodations #SchoolOrDeath #JudicialMisconduct #JudgeAccountability #FederalCourtFailure #JudgesMustProtect #RemoveJudgeNichols Amplify Message: #SayHerName #SurvivorStory #ExposeTheAbuse #ColorOfLaw (if you want to tie it to your nonprofit work) #DisabledBlackWomen
🔥 SCANDAL: UDC Law Broke the Law And a Trump Judge Helped Them Get Away With It #ADA #Rights #ProSe
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🔥 SCANDAL: UDC Law Broke the Law And a Trump Judge Helped Them Get Away With It #ADA #Rights #ProSe

This is the true story of how the University of the District of Columbia Law School (UDC Law) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, and how Judge Carl J. Nichols . 🎓 A law student asked for one simple thing: a medically necessary accommodation after a brain injury. Instead, she was ignored, collapsed four times, and now lives with permanent neurological damage. And the worst part? A federal judge helped cover it up. 🚨 UDC Law Broke the Law — and a Trump Judge Helped Cover It Up | ADA Civil Rights Scandal 🧠 A law student. concussion. ⚖️ A legally valid ADA request… ❌ Ignored by her school. ❌ Blamed by a Trump-appointed federal judge. 📉 Four collapses. A permanent brain injury. A shattered future. ⚖️ This is not a policy dispute. This is a civil rights crisis. When UDC Law School ignored a formal ADA accommodation request, 🚫 they broke the law. When Trump-appointed Judge Carl J. Nichols declared that DOJ ADA regulations aren’t “Black Letter Law,” 🚫 he erased decades of disability rights — from the bench. This video is a warning. It’s a demand for justice. And it’s a wake-up call to every disabled person, every student, every American. 🔍 KEY DATE 📅 February 27 – Formal written accommodation request submitted with medical documentation ⚠️ March 6, 19, 28, April 9 – Four collapses, two in front of the judge 🧑‍⚖️ Judge Carl Nichols ignored medical records and blamed the student for not “communicating properly while having a BRAIN INJURY” 🏥 April 9 – Final collapse caused Permanent Brain InjuryThe student collapsed for the fourth time. This time, it was nearly fatal. 📞 Defendant called 911. She was rushed to the hospital with a traumatic brain injury. 🏥 April 11 — She was still hospitalized from that collapse… Yet Judge Carl Nichols denied her ADA accommodation request for remote access — while she was in the hospital. Let that sink in. A disabled, pro se student — fighting for her life — was denied access to class from a hospital bed, because a Trump-appointed judge claimed DOJ ADA laws are optional. This is deliberate harm — and a civil rights violation in plain sight. 📚 UDC Law granted remote accommodations to non-disabled students, but denied hers and retaliated when she cited the law That’s legally false under 42 U.S.C. § 12134(a) and binding D.C. Circuit precedent. This judge didn’t just misinterpret the law. He undermined it. 🛡️ WHY THIS MATTERS TO YOU If a public law school can break disability law without consequence... If a federal judge can erase legally binding protections… Then civil rights in America are not safe — for any of us. ✊ CALL TO ACTION 📣 Share this video with #ADA, #DisabilityRights, and legal justice advocates 🧑‍⚖️ Tag civil rights groups, law schools, and elected officials 🧑‍💻 Contact us: LisaSmith@coloroflawcenter.org 🗣️ Tell your story in the comments. If this happened to you, you are not alone. 📢 STAND UP. SPEAK OUT. THIS IS LIFE AND DEATH. 🎓 ColorOfLawCenter.org 📧 Press@coloroflawcenter.org 🎤 For interviews or press: Reach out now #UDCLaw #DisabilityRights #ADA #JaneDoe #BrainInjury #CarlNichols #TrumpJudge #TitleII #Section504 #BlackLetterLaw #StudentRights #CivilRightsViolation #LawSchoolScandal #JudicialMisconduct #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct #ADAComplaint #FederalLawsuit #ColorOfLaw #JusticeDenied #PublicSchoolAccountability #EducationDiscrimination #LegalReform #DisabledAndDenied
🚨 I Was Forced to Choose: Law School or My Life 🚨 #UDCLAW #ADA #JudgeNichols
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🚨 I Was Forced to Choose: Law School or My Life 🚨 #UDCLAW #ADA #JudgeNichols

On April 2, 2025, I sat in a hallway at UDC Law, screaming in pain. I had a traumatic brain injury and could no longer walk, think, or speak clearly. But the school still refused to accommodate me. They had already ignored my doctor’s note after a car accident. They knew I had a concussion. They knew I was collapsing. Still, they forced me to attend class in person—even though I was in too much pain to learn—just to avoid being automatically failed. With only weeks left until graduation, I was forced to choose between: Attending class while severely injured, Or being failed and pushed out of school forever. That is not education. That is abuse. And it is a direct violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). But it gets worse: Even after they caused my collapse… Even after I submitted ER records and medical proof… UDC Law said they would not allow any retroactive accommodations. No extensions. No late assignments. No help. Nothing. They caused the injury. Then they punished me for it. This is what it looks like when a law school breaks the law. This is what happens when institutions refuse to protect disabled students—and leave them to suffer alone. I’m speaking out because I survived. But I shouldn't have had to. No one should have to choose between education and staying alive. #DisabilityJustice #ADAviolations #Section504 #DisabledAndAbused #TraumaticBrainInjury #ConcussionAwareness #ProtectDisabledStudents #LawSchoolAbuse #UDCLaw #LawSchoolDiscrimination #RetaliationForAccommodations #SchoolOrDeath #JudicialMisconduct #JudgeAccountability #FederalCourtFailure #JudgesMustProtect #RemoveJudgeNichols Amplify Message: #SayHerName #SurvivorStory #ExposeTheAbuse #ColorOfLaw (if you want to tie it to your nonprofit work) #DisabledBlackWomen

They Denied Her Graduation—After Nearly Killing Her

Jane Doe was supposed to walk across the stage this spring. Instead, she’s in speech, vision, and physical therapy—because her law school refused to follow federal disability law.

She warned them. Her doctor warned them. On February 27, 2025, her physician submitted a letter stating that Jane needed remote access to long classes or she could suffer a permanent brain injury.

They ignored it.

On March 28, she collapsed on campus. She hit her head and passed out. No administrator followed up.

On April 9, she collapsed again. 911 was called. She was rushed to the emergency room, diagnosed with a serious concussion, and now lives with post-concussion syndrome. She can no longer walk without assistance.

Instead of helping her heal, UDC Law made it worse:

  • ❌ They denied her request for Incompletes—even with five medical letters and ER records.

  • ❌ They told her she would fail if she didn’t finish exams—but refused to grant the remote access needed to complete them.

  • ❌ They barred her from walking at graduation. Her family had already booked travel. The law school refused to let her participate.

This wasn’t a mistake. It was a cover-up.

Emails show that ARC (the disability office) forwarded her doctor’s notes to General Counsel, who then illegally blocked her accommodations, with no medical training, in violation of federal law.

🔷 3. TIMELINE OF INJUSTICE

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Timeline: How UDC Law and a Federal Judge Let This Happen

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Feb 27 Doctor warns: Without remote access, Jane risks permanent brain damage.

Mar 28 Jane collapses at UDC Law. No one follows up.

Apr 9 Jane collapses again. 911 is called. She’s rushed to the ER.

Apr 18–23She submits 5th doctor’s letter. No response.

May 6School bans Jane from walking at graduation.

🔷 4. CALL TO ACTION

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💔 Don’t Let Them Bury What They Did

Jane needs your support to survive this—and fight back.

Your donation will help cover:

  • 🧠 Urgent brain injury treatment

  • ⚖️ Legal fees to hold the school and judge accountable

  • 📢 Advocacy to protect other disabled students

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