February 10, 2020
BERKELEY/SACRAMENTO – The California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) are acting as Statewide Community-Based Organization Outreach Partners in coordination with the California Census Office to increase participation among disabled Californians and older adults in the upcoming 2020 census which takes place April 1. […]
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Federal Judge Blocks Medicaid Work Requirements in Affirming Concerns of Health Care Advocates
July 2, 2018
“The Secretary never adequately considered whether Kentucky HEALTH would in fact help the state furnish medical assistance to its citizens, a central objective of Medicaid,” district court Judge James Boasberg ruled on Friday, June 29 in favor of the Kentucky Medicaid recipients who challenged the state’s Medicaid 1115 waiver. This affirms DREDF’s position that imposing work requirements violates Medicaid law.
California Introduces Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Bill
March 29, 2018
The California Senate is considering a bill introduced by Senator Nancy Skinner, SB 1190—The Sterilization Compensation Bill—to provide victim compensation to survivors of California state-sponsored sterilization between 1909 and 1979. The bill, which is co-sponsored by California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) and the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF), would make California the third state in the nation to provide compensation for survivors who were sterilized under state eugenics laws.
California State Bar Awards $510K to Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund to Increase Access and Inclusion in Addressing Natural Disasters and Homelessness
January 23, 2018
Berkeley, CA – The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents whose children have disabilities, has been awarded $170K annually ($510K over the next three years) by the California State Bar. The grant will fund actions to increase access and inclusion in efforts to end homelessness and improve emergency preparedness for Californians with disabilities.