July 18, 2020
DREDF mourns the passing of civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis. We honor Mr. Lewis' long lifelong commitment to fighting injustice and working towards his vision for a Beloved Community.
May 29, 2020
We support the protesters in Minneapolis, Louisville, and across the country. The protests are a response to embedded institutionalized violence and hate, to the murder of George Floyd, and the failure to jail the police officers who killed him. They are a response to the elected racist president whose message to them is, "when the looting starts the shooting starts." And they are a call to action for all of us who refuse to be complicit in the betrayal of people of color during the period of moral crisis that now confronts us.
September 11, 2019
No disabled child, adult or family of a person with an illness or disability should face certain death through deportation because of policy changes in Washington DC. Join DREDF and the other groups fighting to save Isabel Bueso and people like her with rare and life-threatening conditions whose lives are at risk because of medical deferment policy changes.
December 19, 2018
On December 18, the Trump Administration's Federal Commission on School Safety released its recommendation to remove 2014 guidance issued by the Education Department and the Department of Justice to eliminate disparities in school discipline. This guidance came about after a comprehensive review and study and talking extensively to all stakeholders seeking to interrupt the disgraceful and disproportionate suspension of students of color and disabled students from school.
September 27, 2017
The back-to-back hurricanes that hit the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico this month have left the island of more than 3.4 million residents in crisis. The storms laid waste to the power infrastructure and much of the housing on the island. For many residents, access to gas, money, food, water, and electricity remains uncertain.
September 27, 2017
DREDF, along with the entire disability community, rejoices that Senate Republican leaders have decided to not hold a vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill, their latest proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act.