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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Laguna Honda Hospital Lawsuit Settles

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Human Rights
  • ILRCSF
  • Independent Living
  • Independent Living Resource Center
  • Judge Saundra B. Armstrong
  • Laguna Honda
  • Legal Advocacy
  • Olmstead
  • Olmstead v. L.C.

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2003

  • Civil Rights
  • IDEA
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  • Legal Advocacy

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Florida’s Disability Voucher Program Fails to Protect Interests of Students, Parents and Taxpayers

  • Florida's Disability Voucher Program

General, Press Release

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

General, Press Release

Mary Lou Breslin Selected to Receive Prestigious Award

  • AAPD
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Henry B. Betts Award
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

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Disability Rights Lawsuit Against Oakland Taxi Company

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Friendly Cab Company
  • guide dogs
  • Legal Advocacy

Press Release

Judge Says Laguna Honda Residents Can Sue City of San Francisco

  • Disability Discrimination
  • Independent Living
  • Laguna Honda
  • Legal Advocacy

General, Press Release

Civil Rights Advocates Decry Supreme Court Decision

  • Civil Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Title I

General, Press Release

Good News Ahead for Amtrak Thruway Bus Passengers in California

  • Accessibility
  • Amtrak
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Legal Advocacy
  • Scooter Users
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Wheelchair users

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Class-Action Lawsuit Demands Real Homes not Nursing Homes

  • Home and Community-Based Services
  • Housing
  • Independent Living
  • Laguna Honda