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  • Educación Especial: Información Básica y Esencial

    Zoom

    Una descripción general del proceso de educación especial, la Ley de Rehabilitación sección 504 y la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades (IDEA – por sus siglas en ingles). […]

  • Representing People with Disabilities in Unlawful Detainers

    Zoom

    This training will cover best practices for representing tenants with disabilities in eviction proceedings. It will include requesting reasonable accommodations, asserting disability-related defenses, preventing or delaying an eviction, and other […]

  • How to Read the IEP

    Zoom

    This training helps participants understand how to read and understand the IEP document and the importance of careful review before signing.   You must register in advance for this training: […]

  • Disability, Race & Equity: Exploring Intersectionality, Advancing Justice

    Santa Clara County Office of Education 1290 Ridder Park Dr, San Jose, CA, United States

    Around 144,000 residents of Santa Clara County have a disability. The disability community experiences a number of poorer outcomes compared to the general population. People with disabilities are twice as likely […]

  • IEP Basics and Beyond

    Zoom

    If a child has a disability or suspected disability, important state and federal laws protect their right to an education. Learn how the IEP/special education process works, what the school […]

  • Cómo Leer el IEP: Entendiendo un documento legal importante

    Osher Boardroom 3075 Adeline St, Berekeley, United States

    Es importante saber lo que "ofrece" un programa educativo individualizado a un estudiante con discapacidades.   En este taller hablaremos cómo entender que el IEP este correcto, completo, apropiado, cumpla con la […]

  • IEP Basics and Beyond

    Zoom

    If a child has a disability or suspected disability, important state and federal laws protect their right to an education. Learn how the IEP/special education process works, what the school […]

  • Readily Accessible Lawyering for CARE Court Respondents

    Zoom

    Join Claudia Center and Kavya Parthiban from Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) for a one-hour training on readily accessible lawyering for counsel representing CARE Court respondents. This session […]

  • IEP Basics and Beyond

    Zoom

    If a child has a disability or suspected disability, important state and federal laws protect their right to an education. Learn how the IEP/special education process works, what the school […]

  • Educación Especial para Estudiantes con Discapacidades: Lo Esencial

    DREDF Office at the Ed Roberts Campus 3075 Adeline Street, Suite 210, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Esta capacitación básica es para padres y profesionales en cómo abogar por un estudiante con discapacidades, sospechada de discapacidad o desafíos educativos. Platicaremos de evaluaciones, metas, servicios, colocación y destrezas […]

  • Supporting Young Children with Disabilities

    Zoom

    Children ages 3 through early elementary school often require special education support in order to learn and make progress at school in their least restrictive environment. This webinar focuses on […]

  • Disability Community Briefing: What You Can Do to Stop the Attack on Section 504

    Zoom

    In September 2024, a group of 17 states filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government called Texas v. Becerra. The lawsuit asks the court to get rid of Section 504 and its regulations. Section 504 is a major civil rights law for people with disabilities. Section 504 makes sure that people with disabilities are treated […]

  • Revolutionary Love Day

    Ed Roberts Campus 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Revolutionary love takes many forms, from intimate love to community care to movements for self-determination.   Join CIL and DREDF for an evening centering revolutionary love, including:   - A special Bay Area community screening of the film Patrice: The Movie, a new documentary rom-com all about the next phase of marriage equality: disability. - […]

  • Apoyo a Niños Pequeños con Discapacidad

    Zoom

    Los niños de 3 años hasta principios de la escuela primaria a menudo requieren apoyo de educación especial con el fin de aprender y progresar en la escuela en su entorno menos restrictivo. Este seminario web se centra en los requisitos legales y cómo los padres / cuidadores pueden abogar por la evaluación necesaria, metas. […]

  • Legal Advocacy for Unhoused People with Disabilities

    Zoom

    DREDF recently released a new legal toolkit, Legal Advocacy for Unhoused People with Disabilities: Toolkit to Challenge California Laws Criminalizing Homelessness. This toolkit is for attorneys and legal advocates bringing affirmative litigation on behalf of unhoused people with disabilities. Join us for a webinar that reviews the key aspects of the toolkit, including how to […]

  • ABC’s of Grassroots Organizing Zoom Training

    Zoom

      Join the Campaign!   This Zoom training is being held by National ADAPT.   Training Structure: Combination of formal presentation and real-life examples of implementation. Sign Language interpretation will be provided. You must register in advance for this training: Registration Link   CONTACT/ RSVP   Dillon Warren: (620) 605-8045 dillonw@skilonline.com   Mike Oxford: (785) […]

  • IEP Basics and Beyond

    Zoom

    If a child has a disability or suspected disability, important state and federal laws protect their right to an education. Learn how the IEP/special education process works, what the school district/charter school responsibilities and timelines are, and how to participate in the process effectively, and advocate on behalf of your child or the children you […]

  • History Film Forum presents “Change, Not Charity”

    Smithsonian National Museum of American History 1300 Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC, United States

    Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act tells the emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. While curb cuts, ramps at building entrances, and braille on elevator buttons seem commonplace today, they were once the subject […]

  • 2025 Transition Conference & Resource Fair | Conferencia de Transición y Feria de Recursos 2025

    Diablo Valley College 321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, CA, United States

    You are invited to attend the 2025 Transition Conference & Resource Fair, designed for students and adults with disabilities, their families, and their circle of support. Presentations and Resources will be centered on Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. This is an opportunity to learn about transitioning to adult services and building independence.   -Educational Workshops: […]

  • Benefits Over Billionaires Bakersfield (CA-22)

    Martin Luther King Community Center (Gymnasium) 1000 S Owens St, Bakersfield, CA, United States

    On March 23rd, Representative Ro Khanna is hosting a series of town halls with Protect Our Care and other progressive partners across three California Congressional districts held by Republicans that we must win in 2026 to secure the House Majority and make President Trump a lame duck President. He wants to hear from people directly […]

  • Services and Supports for Care Court Respondents

    The CARE Court model promises streamlined service delivery to respondents, but what services are actually available in the real world? What services are effective for CARE Court respondents? How can counsel ensure that CARE Court respondents -- who have been repeatedly failed by existing systems -- actually receive effective services and exit the CARE Court […]

  • Watch Party | Change, not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

    Ed Roberts Campus 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) and the Center for Independent Living (CIL) invite you to a special screening and discussion of Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities […]

  • Adult Transition: The Big Leap

    Zoom

    This webinar focuses on supporting disabled youth, and how to partner with and support them to develop a plan for life after high school that is individualized to their goals, […]

  • Services and Supports for CARE Court Respondents Part II

    Zoom

    The CARE Court model promises streamlined service delivery to respondents, but what services are actually available in the real world? What services are effective for CARE Court respondents? Join a […]

  • Transición de Adultos: El Gran Salto

    Zoom

    Este seminario web se centra en el apoyo a los jóvenes con discapacidades y en cómo colaborar con ellos y ayudarles a desarrollar un plan para la vida después del […]

  • Celebrate 504 Protest Anniversary

    Zoom

    Please join your fellow disability advocates from the DO Network for a webinar celebrating the 48th Anniversary of the Section 504 Protest. In this current time of uncertain change, this […]

  • Graphic on a brightly colored background shows candles on a laptop. Text reads “Tune in: Watch the 24-hour Medicaid vigil livestream, begins 5/7 @1pm and ends 5/8 @1pm.”

    Medicaid Vigil

    Right now, Congress is pushing forward with a plan to cut nearly a trillion dollars from Medicaid. We won't let that happen.   Medicaid is not a line item in […]

  • Keys to Community Rally in D.C.

    Upper Senate Park 200 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington DC, United States

      This powerful, family-friendly rally kicks off ADAPT’s new Keys to Community Living campaign for disability justice and community integration. Joining ADAPT will be The National Council on Independent Living, […]