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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Map: CA Parent Training and Information (PTI) Centers

Sample Letter

Sample Letter Asking for Compensatory Education (IEP)

  • Sample Letter
  • Sample Letters
  • Special Education

Sample Letter

Carta De Muestra Solicitando Servicios De Educación Compensatoria

  • Sample Letter
  • Sample Letters
  • Special Education

Factsheets

Disabled Adult Child (DAC) Marriage Penalty

Resource

Orden judicial EE v. California: Los estudiantes discapacitados en California tienen el derecho de participar en el Programa de Estudios Independientes o Aprendizaje Virtual

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EE v. California 案件的法庭指令

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Court Order in EE v. California: Disabled Students in California are Entitled to Independent Study or Virtual Learning

Action Alert, Resource

CVS v. DOE Explained

  • CVS
  • Pharmacy

Historical, Video

The Making of the ADA

  • ADA25
  • ADA30
  • Arlene Mayerson
  • C. Boyden Gray
  • Carolyn Osolinik
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • John Wodatch
  • Justin Dart
  • Marilyn Golden
  • Pat Wright
  • President George H.W. Bush
  • Ralph G. Neas
  • Richard Thornburgh
  • Senator Edward M. Kennedy
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • The Making of the ADA
  • Tom Harkin

Report

Federal Disability Agency Publishes Series of Reports on Bioethics and Disability