July 2, 2012
DREDF has read and agrees with both the overarching and more specific comments of our colleagues at both the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and the National Disability Rights Network concerning the proposed Rule. Our chief concerns and recommendations are as follows: ...
ADA
DREDF Victory in NAD v. Netflix
June 19, 2012
In a major victory for the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), the nation's premier civil rights organization for deaf and hard of hearing individuals, the District Court of Massachusetts held that the ADA applies to website-only businesses.
Netflix Press Release – June 19, 2012
June 19, 2012
Judge Denies Netflix’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and Allows Disability Civil Rights Case, National Association of the Deaf, et al. v. Netflix, Case No. 3:11-cv-30168, to Move Forward
Opposition to Netflix’s Motion for Judgement
May 15, 2012
DREDF and Lewis Feinberg filed an Opposition to Netflix's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings asserting that Netflix is a place of public accommodation under Title III of the ADA, that Netflix sufficiently controls its Watch Instantly content to be held liable under the ADA, and that the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act does not conflict with or supersede the ADA.
ADA Notification Act
February 3, 2012
HR 881 would require that an individual provide a notice before filing a complaint alleging a violation of Title III or state law that conditions a violation of any of its provisions to provide the defendant with a written notice that identifies the alleged violation, and the date and location of the alleged violation.
Burger King Corporation
September 10, 2008
In September 2008, DREDF and co-counsel filed a class action lawsuit against Burger King for violations of state and federal civil rights disability access laws in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The suit asked Burger King to remove the barriers in their stores and fix their discriminatory practices. The initial case included ten Burger King stores in California and settled in 2010. A second case was brought in 2011 covering 86 additional Burger King restaurants. A settlement was approved in October 2012.
Restoring the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act!
July 26, 2007
On July 26, 2007 Congressmen Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-WI), and Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) introduced "The ADA Restoration Act of 2007."
Road to Freedom
November 15, 2006
Keeping the Promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act
On November 15, 2006, the Road To Freedom - a yearlong, cross-country "bus" journey and multimedia exhibit of the ADA and disability history, disability community and accessible technology - was launched from Washington, DC and will stop in all 50 states.
USDOT Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, ADA
June 3, 2006
DOT is proposing to add to its regulation a provision requiring ADA transportation providers to make reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures when necessary to avoid discrimination on the basis of disability, unless the transit agency can show that the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the service or activity, or would result in undue administrative or financial burdens or a direct threat to the health and safety of others.
American Council of the Blind
November 6, 2005
On behalf of the American Council of the Blind and a group of individuals who are blind or have vision impairments, DREDF filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, California Northern District against the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), alleging that the agency failed to provide the most basic accommodations to its blind applicants and beneficiaries. More than 30 years after federal civil rights law made the obligation clear and technological advances made alternative formats commonplace, the SSA continued to ignore the needs and rights of blind and visually impaired individuals.