January 17, 2024
DREDF is seeking a summer intern to work with us for 8-10 weeks for 40 hours/week over the summer on our mission to advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through cross-disability legal advocacy on such core principles as equality of opportunity, disability accommodation, accessibility, and inclusion.
Lawsuit Filed Against Senior Housing Provider in Orange County for the Failure to Accommodate a Potential Tenant, Leaving Her Unhoused
January 17, 2024
STANTON, CA – DREDF and the ELDR Center filed a complaint against Park Stanton Place Apartments for their failure to accommodate a prospective tenant with disabilities, leaving her unhoused.
Action Alert: Tell Attorney General Bonta that Remote Participation in Brown Act Meetings is an ADA Accommodation
January 12, 2024
Tell Attorney General Bonta by February 5, 2024, that remote participation is a reasonable accommodation – AND that people with disabilities who need to participate remotely should not be subjected to burdensome requirements.
Charting Equality: Why Demographic Disability Data is Good for Everyone
January 10, 2024
People with disabilities cannot be fully included in healthcare equity and equality work without being recognized and counted demographically.
California Disability Agencies and Resources
Last Updated: January 4, 2024
This resource page contains contact information to help find disability accommodations like braille, interpreters, and captioning as well as connections to services and community organizations.
DREDF Executive Director Search Profile
January 2, 2024
Join DREDF as we embark on the process of hiring a new Executive Director! Learn more about the job summary and how to apply. Our goal is to have a new Executive Director identified by April 30, 2024.
DREDF’s Final Comment on Proposed Revisions to Census Disability Questions
December 19, 2023
DREDF's comment letter to the Bureau emphasizes how disability advocates and researchers must not only be included, but must lead any changes to how the census counts people with disabilities.
DREDF Executive Director Susan Henderson to Retire in 2024
December 18, 2023
DREDF announced today that its long-serving Executive Director, Susan Henderson, will retire once a successor has been brought on.
Olivia R., et al. v. State of California, et al.
December 15, 2023
The complaint against the State of California alleging that the Del Norte County Unified School District has failed to provide equal educational opportunities to disabled students in the district as required by the Constitution of the state of California and that the State must step in.
Lawsuit Filed Against State of California for Failure to Provide Special Education Services in Del Norte Unified School District
December 14, 2023
Today, DREDF, CREEC, and the law firm King & Spalding LLP as pro bono counsel filed a complaint against the State of California alleging that the Del Norte County Unified School District has failed to provide equal educational opportunities to disabled students in the district as required by the Constitution of the state of California and that the State must step in.