August 5, 2024
Mask bans make it difficult, and in some cases impossible, for disabled people and their allies to access public spaces without fear and harassment.
July 31, 2024
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund and Disability Rights California condemn mask bans and urge lawmakers not to adopt them to protect the right of people with disabilities to participate in the community safely during the ongoing pandemic.
July 31, 2024
The CCD Board of Directors condemns the murder of Sonya Massey at the hands of a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy in Illinois. Sonya Massey called 911 to report a potential prowler around her home.
July 25, 2024
Governor Gavin Newsom, emboldened by the Supreme Court’s decision in City of Grants Pass Oregon v. Johnson, has issued an executive order to clear homeless encampments across California. The order will have a particularly devastating impact on disabled people.
July 11, 2024
DREDF filed a motion with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal seeking leave to participate as amicus curiae in Guthrey v. Alta California Regional Center, a case that will decide whether regional centers and their vendors are subject to the anti-discrimination provisions of the ADA.
July 3, 2024
By refusing to issue an opinion on the merits of the case, the Court failed to clarify when doctors in states with abortion bans can legally provide emergency abortion care. Because of this, thousands of pregnant people may not be able to access health-preserving or life-saving abortion care.
July 3, 2024
On June 28, 2024, Federal Court Judge Jesus Bernal issued a historic permanent injunction in C.B. v. Moreno Valley Unified School District et al., in which he ordered MVUSD to make extensive district-wide changes, as well as reduce its reliance on school police and security officers to respond to students with disabilities.
June 28, 2024
In a deeply disturbing 6-3 opinion, the United States Supreme Court today ruled that fining and jailing people experiencing homelessness for sleeping outside when they have nowhere else to go is not unconstitutional.
June 27, 2024
This webinar provides an overview of the barriers disabled people face when seeking reproductive and sexual health care in a post-Dobbs landscape.
June 24, 2024
The State of California will now be required to strengthen its monitoring and oversight of school districts to prevent systemic discrimination against Black students, children with disabilities and English learners, according to a settlement announced today.