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.

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Children With Diabetes Sue School Districts, State for Assistance

  • Civil Rights
  • Diabetes
  • Disability Discrimination
  • IDEA
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  • Legal Advocacy
  • Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

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Hurricane Katrina

  • The National Council on Disability

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Sanchez v. Johnson Opinion

  • Community Based Services
  • Legal Advocacy
  • Medicaid

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Million Dollar Baby Built on Prejudice about People with Disabilities

  • Disability Discrimination

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Tennessee v. Lane

  • Accessibility
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Human Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Title II of the ADA

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Raytheon Co. v. Joel Hernandez

  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

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California Supreme Court Decides Disability Rights Case

  • California Supreme Court
  • Civil Rights
  • Colmenares
  • Colmenares v. Braemar Country Club
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • FEHA
  • Francisco Colmenares
  • Housing
  • Legal Advocacy
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

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Finger v. Walgreens

  • Disability Discrimination
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Walgreens

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Colmenares v. Braemar Country Club

  • Civil Rights
  • Colmenares
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Human Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

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Chevron USA, Inc. v. Echazabal

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act