• 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 the legal requirements and how parents/caregivers can advocate for necessary evaluation, goals, services and supports, and participate meaningfully in the process.   You must register […]

  • 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. - […]