NCLEJ files two class action lawsuits in southern states, Brou v. FEMA and Watson v. FEMA
NCLEJ files two class action lawsuits in southern states, Brou v. FEMA and Watson v. FEMA, on behalf of Hurricane Katrina evacuees with disabilities who were not provided accessible housing and evacuees whose emergency housing assistance was threatened with premature termination, and secures a major settlement in Brou under which 2,000 people with disabilities are placed in accessible housing.