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: ...
Comments on Proposed Rule for State Plan HCBS
July 2, 2012
DREDF comments on the State Option to Provide Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) for Medicaid-eligible individuals.
DREDF Applauds SCOTUS Upholding of Affordable Care Act
June 28, 2012
The US Supreme Court Rules on the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act—What was at Stake?
SCOTUS Upholds Affordable Care Act
June 28, 2012
This historic decision means that people with disabilities will continue to benefit from the profound impact of the landmark law. By affirming the individual mandate, the Court ensured that private insurers will have access to the largest possible pool of enrollees, thus holding costs down.
Administration for Community Living Webinar
June 27, 2012
Administration for Community Living Webinar—Managed LTSS: Engaging in the Stakeholder Process
Education Code – Relating to Pupils
June 19, 2012
An act to amend Sections 48070.6, 48273, 48900.8, and 48916.1 of, and to add Section 48916.2 to, the Education Code, relating to pupils.
The Education Code – Relating to Pupil Rights
June 19, 2012
An act to amend Sections 48900 and 48900.5 of the Education Code, relating to pupil rights.
The Education Code – Relating to School Districts
June 19, 2012
AB 2616 protects the interests of the State in conserving fiscal resources, school administrators in having some limited discretion to address a student's needs based on the facts presented, and students and families in having school districts try to address the root causes of the attendance problem before proceeding with criminal sanctions.
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
