About the Author

Rachael Seevers speaks with an inmate through a prison cell door.

Rachael Seevers is an attorney with Disability Rights Washington’s AVID Prison Project, where she focuses on both individual and systemic advocacy on behalf of inmates with disabilities.  Prior to coming to DRW, Rachael worked as an attorney in New York, focusing on appellate advocacy and civil rights litigation relating to the provision of care for people with mental illness. In New York, Rachael also worked as an adjunct professor at Cardozo Law School, teaching legal writing and lawyering skills to first year law students. Rachael graduated cum laude from Brooklyn Law School in 2006, where she was an Edward J. Sparer Public Interest Fellow.

The AVID Prison Project is a collaboration between The Arizona Center for Disability Law, Disability Law Colorado, The Advocacy Center of Louisiana, Disability Rights New York, Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities of South Carolina, Disability Rights Texas, Disability Rights Washington and The National Disability Rights Network.