February 16, 2024
The Judy Heumann Legal Fellowship is a prestigious one-year opportunity that is designed for law school graduates with disabilities who are passionate about advancing disability rights and committed to pursuing social justice through legal advocacy.
January 23, 2024
The lawsuit alleges violations of the Fair Housing Amendments Act, Fair Employment and Housing Act, among other claims. It seeks policy changes, fair housing training of Beach Front employees, and monetary damages.
January 18, 2024
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association, represented by DREDF, has negotiated an agreement with the California Lawyers Association (CLA) under which CLA will increase the accessibility of its educational programs and events.
January 17, 2024
STANTON, CA – DREDF and the ELDR Center filed a complaint against Park Stanton Place Apartments for their failure to accommodate a prospective tenant with disabilities, leaving her unhoused.
December 18, 2023
DREDF announced today that its long-serving Executive Director, Susan Henderson, will retire once a successor has been brought on.
December 14, 2023
Today, DREDF, CREEC, and the law firm King & Spalding LLP as pro bono counsel filed a complaint against the State of California alleging that the Del Norte County Unified School District has failed to provide equal educational opportunities to disabled students in the district as required by the Constitution of the state of California and that the State must step in.
November 22, 2023
DREDF, Women Enabled International, and the Texas Civil Rights Project have filed an amicus brief on behalf of eleven disability rights organizations and scholars in the Texas Supreme Court, urging a fair interpretation of the medical exception to the state's abortion ban.
October 24, 2023
The ruling affirms that MVUSD’s school police must comply with federal law and cannot discriminate against students with disabilities.
August 30, 2023
National Association of the Deaf and The Princeton Review have entered into an agreement whereby TPR will collaborate with the NAD to increase accessibility for its test preparation programs.
August 10, 2023
If ADA testers lose standing, people with disabilities will continue to experience discrimination and barriers to their full participation in society.