As a law student she worked for Judge W. Arthur Garrity, who was overseeing Boston’s bussing program to achieve racial desegregation of the city’s public school system.

Ms. Mayerson was also a lead counsel on litigation against Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14] for failing to caption videos intended for the public.

[15] The case challenged the idea that licensed personnel were needed to provide basic care, performed at home by parents and siblings.

The victory led to litigation challenging the California Department of Education (CDE) and local school districts for failing to provide diabetes care in grades K-12.

The settlement established a statewide policy that recognized the preeminence of the ADA and the IDEA over State licensing rules.

denied 512 U.S. 1207 (1994), an early landmark case upholding the rights of children with disabilities to be fully included with their non-disabled peers in school.

School Board of Nassau County v. Arline (1987) - Mayerson represented members of Congress in an amicus brief regarding the scope of Section 504.

Sutton v. United Air Lines (1999) - Mayerson represented members of Congress in an amicus brief regarding the ADA definition of disability.

Bragdon v. Abbott (1998) - Mayerson represented members of Congress in an amicus brief regarding the ADA definition of disability.

United States v. Georgia (2006) - Mayerson represented former U.S. Attorney General Thornburgh in an amicus brief regarding ADA constitutionality.

Tennessee v. Lane (2004) - Mayerson represented former U.S. Attorney General Thornburgh in an amicus brief regarding ADA constitutionality.

Lane v. Pena (1996) - Mayerson represented the disability community in an amicus brief regarding Section 504 coverage of the federal government.

Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Darrone (1984) - Mayerson represented the disability community in an amicus brief regarding the scope of Section 504 Stanford Speech: Regarding How the ADA Came About, July 1993 7th Circuit Judges Workshop: ADA Speech, Kohler, Wisconsin, May 1–3, 1996 Villanova Law Review Symposium: Defining the Parameters of Coverage Under the ADA, 1997 University of Michigan Law School Speech: ADA and the U.S. Supreme Court, November 2–4, 2000 Ohio State Law Journal Symposium: Facing the Challenges of the ADA - The First Ten Years and Beyond, 2001 The History of the ADA: A Movement Perspective, 1992 Garrett Panel Speech, January 16, 2002 Testimony before Joint Congressional Committee, December 1990 The Supreme Court: Setbacks for Disability Rights, Boalt Conference, March 14, 2002 SF Bar Association MCLE Training Presentation, July 27, 2004 Caste to Class: Busting Barriers Along the Road to Citizenship, Wayne State University Law School, February 26, 2008 Keynote Speech: U.S. Supreme Court, Boalt Disability Law Society Symposium Dinner, March 14, 2002