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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New Documentary Uplifts the Fight for the Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Wrap Up: DREDF’s 45th Anniversary Gala

  • #Together2024
  • DREDF
  • Fundraiser
  • Gala

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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

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Four Videos Show Why Medicaid-Funded Personal Care Services Matter

  • Medicaid Matters

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Google: Focus on People with Disabilities

  • Accessibility
  • Adrienne Biddings
  • Assistive Technology
  • Bridgette Hoyer Gosselink
  • Captioning
  • Disability Rights
  • Electronic Access
  • Google Impact Challenge
  • Technology
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Web Accessibility

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The Power of 504

  • 504 Sit In
  • Power of 504
  • Section 504
  • Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act

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The Making of the ADA – Week Three

  • ADA
  • ADA25
  • ADA30
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • The Making of the ADA

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The Making of the ADA – Week Two

  • ADA25
  • ADA30
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • The Making of the ADA

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The Making of the ADA – Week One

  • ADA
  • ADA25
  • ADA30
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • The Making of the ADA

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Healthcare Stories: Nick Ziemer

  • ASL
  • Deafness
  • Effective Communication
  • Interpreter
  • Pregnancy
  • Provider Education
  • Signing