October 21, 2015
DREDF, on behalf of the Aging and Disability Partnership for Managed Long Term Services and Supports presented three free live webcasts that took place on August 27, September 24 and October 14, 2015.
The webinars explored promising collaborations among Independent Living Centers, Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, Area Agencies on Aging, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, and clinical settings.
October 14, 2015
"Amazon's resolve to make its online offerings accessible to people who are deaf and hard of hearing should serve as an example for streaming entertainment providers who refuse to close caption their far more limited catalogs," said Arlene Mayerson, DREDF's Directing Attorney, regarding the case that continues progress begun through agreements with Netflix and Apple.
October 12, 2015
Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities A project of Google.org
"We know and you all know that technology can completely change and transform the quality of life for every individual out there." - Adrienne Biddings, Google Policy Council in Washington D.C.
October 5, 2015
DREDF is proud to establish the John R. Lewis Intersectionality Award. Mr. Lewis, an icon of the civil rights movement has continually recognized that the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as disability, race, class, and gender create overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
September 28, 2015
Promising Collaborations Between IL Centers, ADRCs, and Medicaid Managed Care Plans
These collaborative models, operating in different configurations, re-envision the independent living philosophy and related services as central elements of both care coordination and Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS).
September 28, 2015
Webinar Recording and Materials 9/24/15
PROMISING PRACTICE: An Innovative Three-Way Complex Care Collaboration: Berkeley Center for Independent Living (CIL), LifeLong Medical Care, and Alameda Alliance Health Plan, Berkeley, California
September 23, 2015
The webinar covered the consumer protections provided under the CCI. The webinar also provided a detailed summary of what benefits will be provided by Cal MediConnect plans and a review of what long term services and supports are being integrated into managed care.
September 3, 2015
Webinar Recording and Materials 8/27/15
Promising Practices: The Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC), a rural collaboration between the Independent Living Center—FREED, Area 4 Agency on Aging, and other LTSS and safety net providers, Grass Valley, California
Aug 20, 2015
The FTA has released a major research report on ADA paratransit - developed by a team headed by DREDF.
The Accessible Transit Services for All (ATSA) project presents successful strategies for providing ADA paratransit that transit agencies can use to improve service effectiveness and cost efficiency.
November 30, 2018
DREDF filed a disability discrimination civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights against Berkeley Unified School District for its continuing failure to ensure the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to qualified students with disabilities in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“Title II” or “ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq., and its implementing regulations at 28 C.F.R. Part 35; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 104. [...]