July 31, 2014
DREDF's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Wednesday, September 3, 2014, 5:30-8:00PM
Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley, California
DREDF celebrates 35 years of disability rights law, policy, and advocacy with two of our most stalwart disability rights leaders: U.S. Senator Tom Harkin and U.S. Representative George Miller
DREDF Comments on Significant Disproportionality
July 29, 2014
DREDF recently submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education regarding actions that the Department should take to address significant disproportionality based on race and ethnicity in the identification, placement, and discipline of children with disabilities. In addition to making recommendations for a standard definition of significant disproportionality, DREDF addressed the interconnection between the lack of compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Act and the disproportionate suspension of students with disabilities.
DREDF Collaborates with CCD and PIPC
July 22, 2014
DREDF collaborates with CCD and PIPC to defend Census Bureau's six disability questions from attack.
Access for Blind and Visually Impaired People Blocked By Single Largest US Healthcare Payer
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July 17, 2014
In brief: DREDF is conducting an investigation into the manner in which blind and visually impaired persons covered by Medicare experience problems accessing Medicare notices in alternate formats. Beneficiaries have already reported "solutions" that include relying on third parties to read their private medical information to them.
Advocate’s Guide to California’s Coordinated Care Initiative
July 8, 2014
Implementation of the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) is now underway in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, and San Mateo counties. There have been significant changes to the CCI since the release of the second version of the Advocate's Guide to California's Coordinated Care Initiative in September 2013. Version Three of the Guide includes these important changes and provides the most recent information on the CCI.
DREDF’s 35th Anniversary Celebration
June 25, 2014
DREDF is excited to announce that on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at the ERC from 5:30-8:00PM, will welcome two of our most stalwart disability rights leaders: Senator Tom Harkin and Representative George Miller, "to honor their long years of public service to our community, as well as to explore with them how our movement can best advance their legacy and lessons."
See Presentations from the Disability Rights Leadership Institute on Bioethics (DRLIB)
June 23, 2014
In April, the first-ever Disability Rights Leadership Institute on Bioethics (DRLIB for short) brought together around 65 disability rights advocates to learn about and discuss issues as diverse as withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment based on disability status, the legalization of assisted suicide and the threat it poses to both the disability community and the public at large, the issues posed by new reproductive technologies, and so-called "wrongful birth / wrongful life" lawsuits.
Comments of IOLTA-Funded California Disability Advocacy Organizations
June 20, 2014
DREDF, with Disability Rights California, Disability Rights Legal Center, and Legal Aid Society–Employment Law Center, recently submitted comments and recommendations on the proposed California Court Technology Governance and Strategic Plan.
The California Coordinated Care Initiative: Advanced Training
June 19, 2014
The California Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI): Consumer Protections and Benefit Package Summary
Free Webinar Series Consumer Protections and Benefit Package Summary
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 1:00 – 2:00 PM PST
This webinar will cover the consumer protections provided under the CCI. This webinar will also provide a detailed summary of what benefits will be provided by Cal MediConnect plans and a review of what long-term services and supports are being integrated into managed care.
DREDF National Park Service (NPS) Service Animal Comments
June 19, 2014
The Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the National Park Service (NPS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), and bring its service animal provisions in line with existing federal disability rights laws.