Barry Taylor has been teaching Disability Rights Law since 2022. From 1996-2023, Barry was the Vice President for Civil Rights and Systemic Litigation at Equip for Equality. At Equip for Equality, he oversaw many individual and systemic disability discrimination cases including successful federal ADA suits against the National Board of Medical Examiners, the Chicago Police Department, and the Chicago Transit Authority. He was co-counsel in eight class actions, including lead counsel in Ligas v. Eagleson, a class action on behalf of people with developmental disabilities who are seeking community services. Barry has given numerous presentations on the ADA across the country. While at Equip for Equality he was recognized with the Chicago Bar Association’s Justice John Paul Stevens Award, the Public Interest Law Initiative’s Distinguished Public Service Award, and the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois’ Esther R. Rothstein Award for outstanding Illinois public interest attorney. Prior to coming to Equip for Equality, Barry was the AIDS Project Attorney in the Midwest Regional Office of Lambda Legal working to advance the civil rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. From 1988-1993, Barry was a litigation associate at the Chicago law firm of Peterson & Ross. He is a 1988 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, where he also received his undergraduate degree in 1985.