February 9, 2015
DREDF comments on the draft Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Circular, Amendment 2, are now available.
Draft FTA ADA Circular: DREDF submits detailed comments
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Comments on Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020
February 6, 2015
DREDF commented on the urgent need to track disability status, specific functional impairment, and reasonable accommodation or policy modifications needed as a first critical step needed to measure and understand the health disparities experienced by people with disabilities.
National Association of the Deaf and VUDU, Inc.
February 6, 2015
On behalf of the National Association of the Deaf, DREDF and co-counsel, Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson, PC., negotiated an agreement with VUDU, a wholly-owned streaming entertainment subsidiary of Walmart, for VUDU to close caption 100% of its programming streamed through its Video on Demand service. [...]
Recommendations for Changes to NAIC’s Network Adequacy Model Act
January 12, 2015
We urged NAIC to strengthen its proposed Network Adequacy Model Act by calling for physical and programmatic access criteria to be included in evaluating the capacity of health care provider networks to adequately serve diverse patient populations.
Advocates Protest San Francisco’s Potential Threat to the ADA
January 9, 2015
San Francisco has long been recognized for its leadership in disability rights. From Mayor Moscone's support of the 1977 Section 504 sit–in that led to the implementation of the Rehabilitation Act, to the Department of Public Health's commitment to persons with HIV, to its ongoing efforts to enhance accessibility in museums and other tourist destinations, San Francisco is viewed in many ways as a model of disability-friendly policies and politics.
Comments on Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016
December 26, 2014
DREDF submitted comments on HHS proposed rules affecting implementation of portions of the Affordable Care Act that directly affect people with disabilities. In addition to supporting comments submitted by the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), we urged HHS to issue comprehensive language access standards and technical support for navigator and non-navigator assistance personnel to ensure that people with communication disabilities have equal access to the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Improving Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities
November 28, 2014
DREDF releases self-directed health care training modules for aging and disability organizations. Improving Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities is intended to help senior, disability, and affinity organizations to develop their capacity to assist people with disabilities access health care and long-term services and supports (LTSS).
Comments on California HCBS Statewide Transition Plan
October 27, 2014
Update: On December 8, 2014 DREDF and a number of other advocacy organizations (CFILC, California's SCDD, Congress of California Seniors, DRC, NHeLP, and NSCLC) submitted a second set of comments on the latest draft of California's HCBS transition plan. California is expected to submit it's final HCBS transition plan to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by December 19 or so.
WEBINAR: The California Coordinated Care Initiative (10.21.14)
October 16, 2014
Free Webinar Series
The California Coordinated Care Initiative: Advanced Training
Consumer Protections and Benefit Package Summary
When: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 10 – 11 AM PST
California is moving forward with the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), including the federally–approved dual eligible demonstration known as Cal MediConnect. The CCI started on April 1, 2014, in certain counties, and will continue to be implemented over the next year.
National Federation of the Blind Reaches Agreement with U.S. Department of Education
October 8, 2014
The agreement commits the DOE and its contracted student loan servicers to make websites, forms, and documents related to its Direct Loan program accessible to blind applicants and borrowers. NFB was represented by DREDF and Brown, Goldstein & Levy.