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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NAD and Netflix Reach Historic Agreement

  • Accessibility
  • Arlene Mayerson
  • Captioning
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Netflix

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Orange County Reaches Agreement on Changes to General Relief Program

  • General Relief Program

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Wal-Mart Press Release

  • Accessibility
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Scooter Users
  • Wal-Mart
  • Wheelchair users

Press Release

Federal District Court in Massachusetts Makes Precedent-Setting Decision Holding that the Americans with Disabilities Act Applies to Website-Only Businesses

  • Accessibility
  • Captioning
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Legal Advocacy
  • National Association of the Deaf
  • Netflix
  • Web Accessibility

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National Association of the Deaf Files Disability Civil Rights Lawsuit against Netflix

  • Captioning
  • NAD
  • Netflix

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American Council of the Blind and 3,000,000 Blind and Visually Impaired SSA Recipients Win Major Legal Victory

  • SSA

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Blind and Visually Impaired SSA Recipients Win Major Legal Victory

  • Accessibility
  • Assistive Technology
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Electronic Access
  • Equal Rights
  • SSA
  • Technology

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Nurse Organizations Seek to Overturn Accord Providing California Students with Diabetes with Access to Insulin

  • Children
  • Diabetes
  • Healthcare

Press Release

Groundbreaking Settlement Agreement with San Francisco

  • Chambers et al. v. City and County of San Francisco
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disability Rights
  • Home and Community-Based Services
  • Human Rights
  • Independent Living
  • Laguna Honda
  • Managed Care Environment

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Judge Certifies Class of Three Million Visually Impaired Beneficiaries in Social Security Administration Lawsuit

  • Accessibility
  • Assistive Technology
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Electronic Access
  • Equal Rights
  • Reasonable Accommodations
  • Social Security Administration
  • SSA
  • Technology