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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Young Adults & Transition Resources (Up to 26)

Sample Letter

Requesting a Change/Addition/Removal in School Records (FERPA)

  • Sample Letter
  • Sample Letters
  • Special Education

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Mobility Device User Survey: A Brief Summary Report

  • manual wheelchair
  • Medicare
  • motorized wheelchair
  • scooter
  • Use-In-the-Home rule
  • wheelchair

Toolkit

Advancing Marriage Equality: A Toolkit by DREDF

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Charting Equality: Why Demographic Disability Data is Good for Everyone

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Babies & Toddlers Resources (Birth to Age 3)

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School-Age Education Resources (Age 3 and Up)

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OakDays: A Case Study, Permanent Affordable Housing with Healthcare and Home- and Community-Based Services for Unhoused Disabled People

  • Alameda County
  • Cardea Health
  • COVID-19
  • Five Keys
  • HCBS
  • Housing First
  • IHSS
  • Medicaid
  • Permanent Supportive Housing

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This Data Not That Data: Big Data, Privacy, and the Impact on People with Disabilities

  • Health Disparities
  • Health Equity
  • Healthcare

Issue Brief

Addressing Disability and Ableist Bias in Autonomous Vehicles: Ensuring Safety, Equity and Accessibility in Detection, Collision Algorithms and Data Collection

  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • AVs