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, Press Release

Students With Reading Disorders Sue Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) for Failing to Educate Them

  • Civil Rights
  • Reading Disorder

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East County NAACP Sues Antioch Unified School District

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Human Rights
  • School-to-Prison Pipeline
  • STPP

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DREDF Demands Action After State Fails To Protect Children From Abuse In Special Education

  • Children
  • Restraint and Seclusion
  • Special Education
  • Students

Case

Disability Discrimination Civil Rights Complaint vs. Berkeley Unified School District

Case

National Association of the Deaf, et. Al. v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Accessibility
  • Captioning
  • Equal Rights

Case

National Association of the Deaf and VUDU, Inc.

  • Accessibility
  • Captioning

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American Nurses Association v. Torlakson (update 7/12/13)

  • American Nurses Association v. Torlakson
  • Arlene Mayerson
  • Children
  • Diabetes
  • Education
  • Larisa Cummings
  • Public Schools

Legal Document

Judge Ponsor’s Order Denying Motion to Dismiss

Legal Document

Complaint For Declaratory And Injunctive Relief

  • Captioning
  • Netflix Case

Legal Document

Netflix Consent Decree

  • Captioning
  • Netflix