Our Legal Cases: Fighting for Disability Rights

DREDF uses strategic litigation to protect and advance the rights of disabled people. We take on high-impact cases that challenge discrimination, improve accessibility, and set legal precedents that benefit the broader disability community. Explore our casework to learn how we’re making an impact.

Case

Disability Rights California v. County of Alameda

  • Community Based Services
  • Mental Health

Case

Kerri K, et al. vs. State of California, et al.

  • Restraint and Seclusion

Case

State of Texas, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellees

  • ACA

Case

E.S. v. Regence BlueShield

  • Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  • National Association of the Deaf

Case

Schmitt v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan of Wash. (2019)

Case

Ronnie Maurice Stewart, et al. v. Alex M. Azar II, et al.

Case

DREDF Complaint Against Berkeley Unified School District Results in Necessary Reforms, Improvements for Students with Disabilities

Case

Hinkle, et al. v Kent, et al.

  • Medi-Cal

Case, Press Release

Antioch School District Must Face Trial on Agreement to Remedy Bias Against Black Students

  • Civil Rights

Case

STUDENT A, by and through PARENT A, her guardian, et al. v. Berkeley Unified School District, et al.

  • BUSD
  • Class Action