RSS NEWSS Search

MSN News Yahoo News Google Blog
For example, World Cup

Oakland University student with Flint ties is part of widely ... - MLive.com


The son of a Flint native has filed suit against Oakland University after he was allegedly denied the right to live in a campus dormitory. Micah Fialka-Feldman, a 24-year-old who attends classes at the college, has an intellectual disability that ...


1 Dec 2008

Oakland U sued in dorm case - Detroit News


A disability rights group filed a lawsuit against Oakland University this week, alleging it violated federal law by denying a student's request to live in the dorms. The Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service filed the complaint on behalf of Micah ...


29 Nov 2008

Disability advocacy group sues Oakland University over student dorm ... - Detroit News


The Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service has filed a lawsuit against Oakland University, alleging the university has failed to follow federal fair housing and disability rights laws when it denied a student's request to live in the dorms. The ...


28 Nov 2008

Advocacy group filing suit against OU on dorm denial - Detroit Free Press


The suit was filed in U.S. District Court, alleging that the Oakland University Board of Trustees failed to provide reasonable accommodations for Micah Fialka-Feldman under the Fair Housing Act. The suit seeks unspecified damages, according to a news ...


26 Nov 2008

Lawsuit filed against Oakland University - Oakland Press


The Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Oakland University Board of Trustees, contending it has violated the civil rights of a disabled man who attends an OU-sponsored program. The suit filed in the ...


25 Nov 2008

Student Fights For Room - Tv20detroit.com


He goes to school there, but, supporters claim he's not treated like everyone else. Tonight, they are not giving up their effort to change things at Oakland University. MICAH FIALKA-FELDMAN "ll right, talk to you later." Micah Fialka Feldman seems ...


5 Nov 2008

Oakland University student with Flint ties is part of widely publicized lawsuit claiming disability discrimination (The Flint Journal)


YAHOO - Oakland University student with Flint ties is part of widely publicized lawsuit claiming disability discrimination (The Flint Journal)The son of a Flint native has filed suit against Oakland University after he was allegedly denied the right to live in a campus dormitory. Micah Fialka-Feldman, a 24-year-old who attends classes at the college, has an intellectual disability that...


1 Dec 2008

Oakland U sued in dorm case (Detroit News)


YAHOO - Oakland U sued in dorm case (Detroit News)A disability rights group filed a lawsuit against Oakland University this week, alleging it violated federal law by denying a student's request to live in the dorms.


28 Nov 2008

Disability advocacy group sues Oakland University over student dorm issue (Detroit News)


YAHOO - Disability advocacy group sues Oakland University over student dorm issue (Detroit News)The Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service has filed a lawsuit against Oakland University, alleging the university has failed to follow federal fair housing and disability rights laws when it denied a student's request to live in the dorms.


28 Nov 2008

Discrimination lawsuit filed against Oakland University (Royal Oak Daily Tribune)


YAHOO - Discrimination lawsuit filed against Oakland University (Royal Oak Daily Tribune)Trustees denied disabled student's request to live in dorm on campus.


28 Nov 2008

Lawsuit filed against Oakland University (The Oakland Press)


YAHOO - Lawsuit filed against Oakland University (The Oakland Press)The Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Oakland University Board of Trustees, contending it has violated the civil rights of a disabled man who attends an OU-sponsored program.


26 Nov 2008

Advocacy group filing suit against OU on dorm denial (Detroit Free Press)


YAHOO - Advocacy group filing suit against OU on dorm denial (Detroit Free Press)Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, a disability advocacy group, announced Tuesday it is filing suit against Oakland University on behalf of a man who is fighting to live in campus dorms.


26 Nov 2008

Media dis&dat: Michigan university sued over rights of disabled ...


Fialka-Feldman has petitioned Oakland leaders to reverse its decision to deny him on-campus housing. Fialka-Feldman, a public speaker on disability rights, has addressed the university at board meetings; he collected about 1000 ...


2 Dec 2008

Oakland U Sued in Dorm Case


The Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service filed the complaint on behalf of Micah Fialka-Feldman, a 24-year-old student who has a mild cognitive impairment that hinders his ability to read and write. Through a special program called ...


1 Dec 2008

Discrimination lawsuit filed against Oakland University - Daily ...


Oakland University "should be commended for its work in making the OPTIONS program a reality, but they should not sell short their accomplishments by denying Mr. Fialka-Feldman an opportunity to live in the dorm with other OU students," ...


27 Nov 2008

Gerry Fialka on Flickr - Photo Sharing!


Gerry Fialka. ... Gerry Fialka (Set). 15. items. Part of: Venice California Artists, Community Events, and Issues. Tags. Click this icon to see all public photos and videos tagged with Infinite ...


22 Nov 2008

Battle for Inclusion in Michigan | DisabilityNation


Micah Fialka-Feldman is battling for the right to live on campus at Oakland University and for inclusion.


21 Nov 2008

Gerry Fialka: Culture Jammer - Radio Wammo - off the wireless


Media Ecologist, Gerry Fialka from Venice California, explains how culture jammers, subversive artists and pranksters inflict brand damage to expose corporate manipulation of America’s mediascape. He is in New Zealand this week ...


10 Nov 2008