Britney Wilson

Britney Wilson is Associate Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Civil Rights and Disability Justice Clinic at New York Law School. Her interdisciplinary research examines intersections of race, disability, and law through litigation and advocacy frameworks.

Education includes:

• JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School
• BA, Howard University

Professor Wilson's research focuses on civil rights history, disability justice in healthcare and policing, environmental racism, and social movement advocacy. Her work critically analyzes legal systems through intersectional frameworks and lived experience perspectives.

Recent publications examine discrimination in crisis healthcare standards, environmental racism as disability, transportation equity under ADA, and policing practices affecting disabled individuals. Her scholarship integrates legal theory with practical advocacy approaches.

Awards and fellowships recognizing her work include:

• Bertha Justice Fellow (Center for Constitutional Rights)
• Marvin M. Karpatkin Fellow (ACLU Racial Justice Program)
• Health Law Scholar (American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics)

Professor Wilson regularly engages public discourse through media platforms including The Nation, This American Life, and NPR, and has testified before the NYC Council and United Nations on disability rights issues.