Judge Brett Kavanaugh speaks after President Donald Trump nominated him to the Supreme Court during a White House ceremony in July. Kavanaugh will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

More than 100 disability groups have written to senators, asking them to oppose the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Self-advocates and allies say that Kavanaugh’s record on civil rights, health care, education and employment discrimination has often worked against people with disabilities, and fear that his nomination threatens their rights.