June 9, 2010
We strongly urge you to appoint several individuals with broad knowledge and awareness of health and health care disparities, barriers to care, and health outcomes experienced by individuals with diverse disabilities to the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (NR) that will establish a comprehensive methodology and criteria for designation of Medically Underserved Populations (MUPS) and Health Professions Shortage Areas (HPSA).
EEOC Proposed ADAAA Regulations
November 23, 2009
Our comments on the proposed regulations follow. For convenience and to aid review, this submission includes: (1) a table of contents, identifying the page number on which discussion of each identified subject begins; (2) a “bullet point” that summaries DREDF’s general position and recommendation as to each identified subject; (3) a more extensive discussion of each identified subject that includes citations to relevant authority; and (4) proposed revised regulatory language, where relevant.
American Council of the Blind and 3,000,000 Blind and Visually Impaired SSA Recipients Win Major Legal Victory
October 20, 2009
San Francisco, CA – Judge William Alsup of the US District Court, Northern District of California in San Francisco, today issued a judgment in favor of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and two classes of 3,000,000 individuals with blindness and visual impairments. The suit challenged the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) failure to provide its critical benefits communications to recipients in alternative formats that would enable people with visual impairments to have equal access to SSA programs as required by federal disability civil rights laws.
Blind and Visually Impaired SSA Recipients Win Major Legal Victory
October 20, 2009
San Francisco, California — Judge William Alsup of the US District Court, Northern District of California in San Francisco, today issued a judgment in favor of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and two classes of 3,000,000 individuals with blindness and visual impairments. The suit challenged the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) failure to provide its critical benefits communications to recipients in alternative formats that would enable people with visual impairments to have equal access to SSA programs as required by federal disability civil rights laws.
California Health Care Bills
October 10, 2009
Nine bills were introduced this year that would reduce barriers to access to health care for people with disabilities.
White House Meeting
April 21, 2009
DREDF participates in historic White House meeting with disability organizations.
AB 214
April 3, 2009
Requires Group and Individual Plans to Provide Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Coverage and Removes Benefit Limits on DME
Kindle 2
March 30, 2009
The Reading Rights Coalition calls for the Authors Guild to allow Amazon to retain the text-to-speech function on the Kindle 2. Informational protest planned for April 7, 2009 in New York City.
Class Action Status – Capitol People First v. Department of Developmental Services
Mar 19, 2009
On behalf of our colleagues at Disability Rights California we are pleased to announce the preliminary approval of the class action settlement agreement in Capitol People First et al. v. Department of Developmental Services et al.
Letter to Governor Deval Patrick
March 10, 2009
DREDF sent a letter to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick asking him to rescind a proposal to weaken review of accessibility on projects receiving federal stimulus funds.