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- DREDF Files Joint Amicus Brief Defending the Rights of Voters with Chronic Conditions
- DREDF Files Amicus Brief to Protect the ACA’s Anti-Discrimination Provision
- Brief of 19 National Disability Rights Organizations as Amici Curiae
- California Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Decision Affirming Full, Equal Access in the Internet Age
- Ronnie Maurice Stewart, et al., v. Alex M. Azar II, et al.,
- Doe v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
- DREDF Amicus Brief in New Hampshire Medicaid Work Requirement Case
- DREDF’s Amicus Activity Kicks off New Year
- Category: Assisted Suicide
- DREDF Applauds District Court Decision Dismissing Complaint Seeking To Eliminate Fundamental Protections in California’s End of Life Options Act
- DREDF Opposes Elimination of Fundamental Protections in California’s End of Life Options Act
- DREDF Opposes Fast Tracking Assisted Suicide
- California Assisted Suicide Law Is Denounced By Leading Disability Rights Policy Center
- September 22 Webinar Materials Available
- See Presentations from the Disability Rights Leadership Institute on Bioethics (DRLIB)
- Disability Rights Leadership Institute on Bioethics
- National Council on Independent Living honors DREDF’s Marilyn Golden
- Million Dollar Baby Built on Prejudice about People with Disabilities
- Category: Cases
- Olivia R., et al. v. State of California, et al.
- EE v. State of California
- Smith, et al. v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, et al.
- Mark S., et al. v. State of California, et al.
- C.B. v. MVUSD, et al.
- Complaints of Disability Discrimination – California Hospital Visitation Policies
- Disability Rights California v. County of Alameda
- California v. Texas
- Kerri K, et al. vs. State of California, et al.
- State of Texas, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellees
- DREDF Defends ACA in 5th Circuit Amicus Brief
- E.S. v. Regence BlueShield (2019)
- Schmitt v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan of Wash. (2019)
- Ronnie Maurice Stewart, et al. v. Alex M. Azar II, et al.
- Hinkle, et al. v Kent, et al.
- STUDENT A, by and through PARENT A, her guardian, et al. v. Berkeley Unified School District, et al.
- Residents Sue County and State Agencies for Discrimination in Medical Services Against Persons with HIV
- East County NAACP Sues Antioch Unified School District
- DREDF Demands Action After State Fails To Protect Children From Abuse In Special Education
- Disability Discrimination Civil Rights Complaint vs. Berkeley Unified School District
- National Association of the Deaf, et. Al. v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- National Association of the Deaf and VUDU, Inc.
- American Nurses Association v. Torlakson (update 7/12/13)
- NAD v. Netflix
- Center for Independent Living, et al., v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Administrative Complaint Against the California Department of Social Services
- Mankinen v. Orange County
- National Association of the Deaf v. Netflix
- American Nurses Association v. Torlakson
- Notice of Class Action – ACB v. Astrue
- Chambers et al. v. City and County of San Francisco
- Castaneda v. Burger King
- Update on Mark Chambers et al. v. City and County of San Francisco
- Laguna Honda Residents Sue San Francisco for Discrimination
- K.C., et al. vs. Jack O’Connell, et al.
- Laguna Honda Hospital
- Visually Impaired Beneficiaries sue SSA
- ACB v. SSA
- Zepeda and Zepeda v. County of San Mateo (California)
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., v. Ella Williams
- Sanchez v. Johnson
- Emma C. v. Delaine Eastin, et al.
- Sacramento City Unified Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Rachel H.
- Category: Civil Rights
- Category: Disability and Media
- Letter From the Disability Community to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky
- Stop Blaming Gun Violence on Mental Illness
- The FCC Just Voted To Take Away Net Neutrality. The Good News? Congress Can Still Stop It.
- DREDF Welcomes Lawrence Carter-Long As Our New Communications Director
- Amazon Agrees to Caption Amazon Video By December 31, 2016
- Apple Committed to Captioning
- NAD and Netflix Reach Historic Agreement
- Category: DREDF Alert
- Action Alert: Tell Attorney General Bonta that Remote Participation in Brown Act Meetings is an ADA Accommodation
- In Memory of Judy Heumann (1947 – 2023)
- Action Alert! Oppose California State Bar Proposal on Testing Accommodations
- DREDF Condemns the Unabashedly Ableist Response of Mainstream Journalists and Politicians to NBC’s Recent Interview With John Fetterman
- California Now Accepting Applications to Compensate Sterilization Survivors
- Together We Must Stop Asian Hate
- Tell your Member of Congress: “We don’t punish critically ill children in this country!”
- Fight with DREDF for Nondiscrimination in Health Care
- Health Advocates Defend ACA in Fifth Circuit Oral Argument
- Zero Tolerance for the Trump Administration’s Detention Policies
- Tell Your California Senator to Vote YES in Support of The Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program (SB 1190)
- Defeat the GOP #TaxOnDisability!
- National Call-In Day on Wednesday, November 29!!!
Stop the #TaxOnDisability - ALERT: Representatives Pass GOP #TaxOnDisability. Fight Shifts To The Senate!
- Enrollment Is Resistance: Get Covered!
- Trump Administration Bypasses Congress, Declares “All Out War” On Obamacare
- Like A Bad Zombie Movie, Obamacare Repeal Is Back!
- DREDF Statement on Hollywood Hills Tragedy
- Category: DREDF News
- Practical Guidance and Ethics in Representing Disabled Clients Including Clients with Diminished Capacity
- Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Members Denounce Attacks on LGBTQI+ Rights, Call for Comprehensive Non-Discrimination, Care and Accessibility Measures
- In Memory of Talina Jones 1980 – 2022
- In Memory of Marilyn Golden
- Category: DREDF Statement
- DREDF Responds to SCOTUS Decision in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer
- DREDF Joins Over 175 Organizations Calling on NIMHD to Recognize People with Disabilities As A Health Disparity Population
- DREDF Acknowledges HHS OCR for Proposing Updated 504 Regulations that Include Disability Community Priorities in Health and Healthcare
- DREDF’s Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action
- DREDF Statement on the Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights
- DREDF Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling Overturning the Right to Abortion
- DREDF Statement on Recent Gun Violence
- Thoughts on the Leaked DRAFT of the Supreme Court Opinion Overturning Roe v. Wade
- DREDF Honors the Life of Disability Rights Champion Senator Robert Dole
- DREDF Applauds President Biden’s Plan To Increase Essential Support for Disabled Americans
- Supreme Court Ruling Leaves ACA Intact
- DREDF Condemns Domestic Terrorism
- In Honor of Richard “Dick” Thornburgh 1932-2020
- DREDF Condemns ICE’s Involuntary Sterilization of Immigrant Women
- DREDF Mourns the Passing of Civil Rights Leader Congressman John Lewis
- On the Racist Killings of Black Americans
- Reinstate Medical Deferred Action for Disabled Disabled Immigrants
- DREDF Rejects Attempt by Trump Administration to Reverse Progress on School Safety
- DREDF Statement on the Crisis in Puerto Rico
- DREDF Statement on Abandoned Graham-Cassidy ACA Repleal Bill
- Category: Education
- Lawsuit Filed Against State of California for Failure to Provide Special Education Services in Del Norte Unified School District
- Federal Court Finds School Policing Violates Disability Rights Laws
- Landmark Harvard University Settlement Establishes New Accessibility Guidelines for University Website and Online Resources
- Class Action Seeks to End Illegal and Abusive Restraints and Seclusion Practices Used Against Children with Disabilities in California
- DREDF Complaint Against Berkeley Unified School District Results in Necessary Reforms, Improvements for Students with Disabilities
- Antioch School District Must Face Trial on Agreement to Remedy Bias Against Black Students
- BUSD is Leaving Students Of All Ages Who Have Reading Disorders Without The Basic Tool Of Literacy
- Students With Reading Disorders Sue Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) for Failing to Educate Them
- Action Alert: Call Your Senator to Save Equitable Access Protections for Students with Disabilities!
- Action Alert! Call Now to Tell Your Senators to Vote NO on Betsy DeVos!!
- Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students with Disabilities
- Arlene Mayerson Interviewed for Investigative Report
- Important Information about Diabetes Care at School in California
- Strengthening America’s Schools Act (SASA)
- Amend Section 32282 of the Education Code
- Involuntary Transfer
- The Education Code – Relating To Pupil Discipline
- An Act to Add Section 56426.10 to the Education Code
- Clarifying Amendment to the Pratt-Smoot Act
- Keeping All Students Safe Act
- Education Code – Relating to Pupils
- The Education Code – Relating to Pupil Rights
- The Education Code – Relating to School Districts
- The Education Code – Relating to Pupil Discipline
- Foster Youth Higher Education Preparation and Support Act
- Section 48911.2 of the Education Code
- GREAT Teachers and Principals Act
- Student Success Act
- Opposition to SB 462
- Nurse Organizations Seek to Overturn Accord Providing California Students with Diabetes with Access to Insulin
- Children With Diabetes Win Assurance of Legally-Required Services at School
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2003
- Category: Healthcare Access
- Mobility Device User Survey: A Brief Summary Report
- Tell Us Your Story of Medicare Not Covering the Wheelchair You Need
- Charting Equality: Why Demographic Disability Data is Good for Everyone
- This Data Not That Data: Big Data, Privacy, and the Impact on People with Disabilities
- Laguna Honda Residents Have Rights
- DREDF and the Community Living Policy Center submit comments on CMS Proposed Rules on Integration for People Dually Enrolled in Medicare & Medicaid
- DREDF and Bazelon submit Comments on Proposed Federal Rule Updating ACA Health Exchanges and Benefits
- DREDF Urges the Biden Administration to Rescind Georgia’s Section 1332 Waiver
- COVID Vaccines for Children with Disabilities with Dr. Noemi Spinazzi
- Letter to the Board of Directors of CVS Health
- CVS v. DOE Explained
- DREDF Comments on Medicare Reviews of Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Admission
- Pharmaceutical Analyses Based on the QALY Violate Disability Nondiscrimination Law
- DREDF Comments on Approved TennCare III Demonstration
- Disability Rights and Health Advocacy Organizations Urge Recission of TennCare III Demonstration
- DREDF Supports Discussion Draft of Legislation Making Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Mandatory
- DREDF and Others Press HHS OCR to Strengthen Nondiscrimination in Healthcare
- Elevated COVID-19 Mortality Risk Among Recipients of Home and Community-Based Services: A Case for Prioritizing Vaccination for This Population
- New Analysis of COVID-19 Mortality Risk for Californians with Disabilities Under Age 65
- Prioritizing People with Disabilities for COVID-19 Vaccination
- People with Disabilities Not Counted in Guidance Aimed at Equitable Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine
- Know Your Rights in California: Access to Hospital Care During COVID-19
- Joint Letter Opposing Health Care Providers’ Request for Complete Immunity from Responsibility for Negligent Health Care
- Californians who use Medi-Cal: Have you experienced problems with transportation?
- Improving Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities
- It’s What We Hoped Would Happen: HEALTHCARE STORIES
- New Guide to Disability for Healthcare Marketplace Navigators
- DREDF represents the American Diabetes Association in the California Supreme Court
- Comments on Single Streamlined Insurance Marketplace Application
- Identifying and Selecting LTSS Outcome Measures
- Changes to Welfare Benefit Qualified Indigent People
- Changes to Orange County’s Welfare Program
- DREDF Applauds SCOTUS Upholding of Affordable Care Act
- SCOTUS Upholds Affordable Care Act
- Silvia Yee Presents on "Disability Discrimination in Health Care"
- California Health Care Bills
- AB 214
- Letter to the Senate on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- Schwarzenegger Vetoes DREDF Bill
- ICDR – Comments on Healthcare Disparities
- Performance Standards for Medicaid MCO’s
- Settlement of Laguna Honda Hospital Case
- DME Bills in California
- Proposed Federal Legislation to Increase Healthcare Accessibility
- Specialized Physical Health Services at Risk in California Public Schools
- Hurricane Katrina
- Category: HEALTHCARE Stories
- Category: Housing
- LAFLA and DREDF File Lawsuit to Defend Tenant Denied Access to Her Wheelchair
- Lawsuit Filed Against Senior Housing Provider in Orange County for the Failure to Accommodate a Potential Tenant, Leaving Her Unhoused
- DREDF and LAFLA Reach First Settlements in Section 8 Discrimination Case
- DREDF and LAFLA Sue 22 Housing Providers for Source-of-Income Discrimination in Los Angeles
- Using Reasonable Accommodations and Reasonable Modifications to Address Lease Violations Resulting from Disability Related Behaviors
- DREDF and DRC Reply Comments on Phase 3 of CPUC Power Outage Proceeding
- Category: In Memoriam
- Category: Jobs and Internships
- Category: Legislative Positions
- DREDF Urges CA Governor to Veto Bill Eliminating Safeguards on Physician Assisted Suicide SB 380
- Letter to Governor Newsom Supporting an End to Subminimum Wages in California (SB 639)
- DREDF Policy Recommendations for Reducing COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths Through Innovative HCBS
- DREDF Testimony in Support of AB 3052
- Letter of Opposition to Proposed California Legislation to Expand Conservatorship (AB 1971 and AB 2157)
- Save the ADA! Oppose H.R. 620
- Letter to California Delegation Regarding HR 620
- Letter to California House Co-Sponsors of HR 620
- The AHCA Creates the “Perfect Storm” for People with Disabilities
- Support for SB 577 Developmental Services
- Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R. 3717)
- Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2013
- Enhance Rehabilitation Research at the National Institutes of Health
- Affordable Accessible Housing for Low-Income People With Disabilities
- Keeping All Students Safe Act (reintroduced)
- The Government Code – Relating to Employment
- Amend Section 12011.5 of the Government Code
- The Welfare and Institutions Code – Relating to Medi-Cal
- Welfare and Institutions Code – State and Local Government
- Unemployment Insurance Code
- Section 3301 of the Unemployment Insurance Code
- The Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program
- English Learner Authorization and Intern Credentials
- Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
- Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans
- Elections Code section 2196(e)(2)
- Civil Rights Tax Relief Act
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
- SB 1186
- Welfare and Institutions Code – Public Social Services
- The Government Code – Family and Medical Leave
- ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Health Equity and Accountability Act
- Medicaid – Eligibility Changes Under the Affordable Care Act
- DREDF Opposition to SB 1186
- The Welfare and Institutions Code – Relating to Juveniles
- Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012
- Health and Safety Code – Relating to Redevelopment
- Welfare and Institutions Code – Relating to Foster Children
- Welfare and Institutions Code – Intellectual Disabilities
- Category: Marriage Equality
- Advancing Marriage Equality: A Toolkit by DREDF
- Disabled Adult Child (DAC) Marriage Penalty
- Disabled Woman Seeks Marriage Equality From Social Security Administration – Files Religious Freedom and Due Process Complaint
- DREDF and CCD Briefing to SSAB on Social Security Marriage Penalties
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and the 25 Percent Marriage Penalties
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and the “Spousal Deeming” Marriage Penalty
- Public Hearing California State Assembly, Human Services Committee 6-28-22. Testimony of Ayesha Lewis, DREDF Staff Attorney
- DREDF Support Letter for SJR 8 Relative to Social Security Disability Insurance
- Category: Open Letter
- Category: Press Releases
- DREDF Announces the Launch of the 2024 Judy Heumann Legal Fellowship
- Agreement Reached with the California Lawyers Association to Increase Accessibility of Educational Programs and Events
- The Princeton Review and National Association of the Deaf Will Collaborate to Provide Captioning Services and Improved Accessibility for Test Preparation Services
- DREDF and TLDEF File Claims Against TSA for Discrimination Against Transgender Couple with Disabilities
- Disability Rights Advocates Issue Demand to City of St. Louis to End Discrimination Against Custodial Workers with Disabilities
- California Disability Community Demands More from State on Abortion Portal
- Contra Costa Superior Court Affirms Right for California’s Black, English Learners, and Disabled Students to an Equal Education
- Thousands Join Growing Effort to Protect Disability Rights Laws
- Disability Leaders Call on LA Community Colleges to Abandon Supreme Court Threat to Disability Rights
- CVS Health Partners with Disability Community in Commitment to Affordable and Equitable Access to Health Care
- Disability and HIV Leaders Call on CVS Board to Drop Supreme Court Bid to Gut Civil Rights
- Disability Rights Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Protections Against Disability Discrimination in CVS Prescription Drug Case
- Kaiser and DMHC Face Lawsuit for Discriminatory Failure to Cover Wheelchairs
- Complaint Filed on Behalf of Students with Disabilities for Discrimination from New California Distance Learning Law
- Black, English Learners and Disabled Students Denied Constitutional Right to Public Education, Lawsuit Charges
- Disability, Patients’ Rights Groups Issue Joint Statement Opposing the Expansion of Assisted Suicide in Observance of Suicide Prevention Month
- California Passes Landmark Law to Provide Reparations to Survivors of State-Sponsored Forced Sterilization
- Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Legal Case Against Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD)
- Injunctive Relief and Damages Sought for Black Student with Disabilities Who Was Handcuffed, Forcibly Detained by Moreno Valley Campus Security Officers and Riverside County Sheriffs
- Across California, Hospitals Are Making Matters Worse for Patients with Disabilities and Older Adults During Covid-19
- Lawsuit Filed Against Alameda County for Its Failed Mental Health System
- Legal Claim Seeks Changes After Black Disabled Student is Handcuffed in Moreno Valley School District
- Resolution of Federal Civil Rights Complaint Raises the Bar in Prohibiting Medical Discrimination Against People With Disabilities During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Advocates on Crisis Standards
- Landmark Agreements Establish New Model for Online Accessibility in Higher Education and Business
- Disability Organizations Join Forces to Increase Census Participation Throughout California
- National Association of the Deaf Announces Landmark Settlement with Harvard to Improve Online Accessibility
- Agreement Reached with CMS to Ensure Accessible Delivery of Medicare Information to Blind Beneficiaries
- California Introduces Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Bill
- California State Bar Awards $510K to Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund to Increase Access and Inclusion in Addressing Natural Disasters and Homelessness
- Orange County Residents Sue County and State Agencies
- Ninth Circuit Takes California Department Of Education (CDE) To Task
- NAD Lawsuit Against Harvard and MIT Moves Forward
- The National Association of the Deaf and Hulu Reach Agreement
- East County NAACP Sues Antioch Unified School District for Violating Agreement on Civil and Disability Rights
- NAD and Gogo Agree to Make Closed Captions Available on In-Flight Entertainment Systems
- Self-Driving Cars the Focus of Latest Report from the NCD
- Antioch School Officials Agree to Groundbreaking Collaboration
- National Association of the Deaf Sues Harvard and MIT for Discrimination in Public Online Content
- National Federation of the Blind Reaches Agreement with U.S. Department of Education
- New Project Pioneers Enforcing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Globally
- Orange County Reaches Agreement on Changes to General Relief Program
- Wal-Mart Press Release
- Netflix Press Release – June 16, 2011
- American Council of the Blind and 3,000,000 Blind and Visually Impaired SSA Recipients Win Major Legal Victory
- Blind and Visually Impaired SSA Recipients Win Major Legal Victory
- Groundbreaking Settlement Agreement with San Francisco
- Judge Certifies Class of Three Million Visually Impaired Beneficiaries in Social Security Administration Lawsuit
- Have it Your Way at Burger King? Not if You Use a Wheelchair
- Judge Rules Social Security Administration Must Accommodate Blind Beneficiaries
- Settlement of San Francisco Lawsuit to Create New Community Services for Seniors and Adults With Disabilities
- Children With Diabetes Win Assurance of Legally-Required Services at School
- Laguna Honda Press Materials
- Laguna Honda Press Release
- 24 Hour Fitness Welcomes Patrons with Disabilities
- Blind Beneficiaries Sue Social Security Administration
- Laguna Honda Hospital Lawsuit Settles
- Florida’s Disability Voucher Program Fails to Protect Interests of Students, Parents and Taxpayers
- Disability Rights Lawsuit Against Oakland Taxi Company
- Judge Says Laguna Honda Residents Can Sue City of San Francisco
- Class-Action Lawsuit Demands Real Homes not Nursing Homes
- California, Florida to Get First Bank of America Talking ATMs
- President Bush to Award Bush Medal to Six ADA Advocates
- Victory for Disabled Children in East Palo Alto
- Oakland Coliseum Press Release
- Citibank Takes Initial Steps Towards Installing “Talking ATMS”
- Los Angeles Police Department Sued for Disability Discrimination
- National Agreement Reached to Improve Accessibility at Stations Owned by Chevron
- Shell Gas Stations Press Release
- Two Bus Companies Sued for Disability Discrimination
- Good News Ahead For Amtrak Passengers With Mobility Impairments
- City of San Diego Sued for Disability Discrimination
- Category: Public Comments
- DREDF Submits Comments to Senate HELP Committee on Long COVID
- DREDF’s Final Comment on Proposed Revisions to Census Disability Questions
- DREDF Submits Comment for Proposed Rule Under Section 504
- DREDF Responds to Questions about Preventive Services for People with Disabilities
- DREDF Comments on Proposed Revisions to Federal Race/Ethnicity Data Standards
- Comments Providing Information for Better Capturing People With Disabilities in U.S. Census Surveillance
- November 29, 2022 Disability Coalition Letter re California Abortion Portal
- DREDF Comments on the 2022 Section 1557 Proposed Rule on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities
- Proposed Rule on Nondiscrimination in Health Care Needs Public Comment
- DREDF Comments on CMS Request for Information on Medicare Advantage Plans
- DREDF Opposes HIV Criminalization
- Legal Services Comment Regarding Clients with “Diminished Capacity”
- DREDF and LAAW Urge the California Bar to Protect Testing Accommodations for Bar Applicants
- Coalition Comment Urges Protection for Clients With Disabilities in Legal Representation
- DREDF Comment opposes CMS’s Interim Final Rule on COVID-19
- DREDF Submits Comments Opposing HHS’ Proposed Regulatory “Sunset Rule”
- DREDF Comments Urging TCAC to Adopt Increased Accessibility Standards
- Comments on Proposed Decision of California PUC Commissioner Shiroma Authorizing Deployment of Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service
- Comments on CDSS Draft ACL on Disaster Preparedness for IHSS Recipients
- DREDF’s Comment Letter on the NASEM COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Framework
- DREDF’s Comments Opposing HUD’s Anti-Transgender Shelter Rule
- DREDF Comments on Georgia 1332 Waiver Proposal
- DREDF Submits Comments Opposing CMS’ Proposed Narrowing of Nursing Home Screening Requirements
- DREDF Comments on Proposed Amendments to the California Building Code
- DREDF Comments on HHS’s Proposed Rule for Medicare Parts C and D 2021/22
- DREDF Comments on USDOT Traveling by Air with Service and Emotional Support Animals Rule
- DREDF Comments on HUD Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Proposed Rule
- DREDF Comments on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021
- Autonomous Vehicles: Promises and Challenges of Evolving Automotive Technologies
- DREDF Comments Regarding Issues Addressed in a Bicameral, Bipartisan AV Bill
- DREDF Submitted Comments to the USDOT AV Inclusive Design Challenge RFI
- DREDF Submitted Comments January 31 on Proposed SSA Rule to Increase Continuing Disability Reviews
- DREDF Submitted Comments to CMS Against Tennessee’s Proposal to Block Grant its Medicaid Program
- DREDF Submitted Comments December 17 Against a Proposed HHS Grants Federal Rule
- DREDF Response Comments on CPUC Intentional Power Outage Proceeding
- DREDF’s Comments in Opposition to HUD’s Proposed Changes to the “Disparate Impact” Rule
- DREDF Comments on Proposed Changes to the Section 1557 Regulations
- DREDF and Disability Rights California comment on the California Department of Health Care Services draft update for the Facility Site Review (FSR) and Medical Record Review (MRR) Survey Tools and Guidelines
- DREDF Comments on Tennessee’s Proposal for a Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver
- DREDF Comments on Medicaid Managed Care Rule
- DREDF’s Comment on the Public Charge Proposed Rule
- DREDF Comments in Response to National Park Service Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Special Events and Demonstrations in the National Capital Region
- DREDF Comment in Support of the Preservation of the Existing Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule
- Comments on Proposed Information Collection on 2020 Census
- Public Comments on Medicaid Access Proposed Rule (RIN 0938-AT41, CMS-2406-P)
- On the 64th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
- Comments Concerning Removing Regulatory Barriers for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems
- Comments on HHS Proposed Rule on Protecting Statutory Conscience
- Comments Concerning the Public Meeting: Automated Vehicle Policy Summit
- Comments Submitted Concerning Research Program: Automated Transit Buses
- Comments Submitted Concerning Automated Driving Systems
- Comments Submitted Concerning Removing Barriers to Transit Bus Automation
- DREDF Comments on HHS Proposed 2019 NBPP for Marketplace
- DREDF responds to CMS Innovation Center’s RFI
- DREDF Supports CMS Proposed Revisions to Payment Policies Under the CMS Physician Fee Schedule
- DREDF Objects to the Massachusetts Request to Eliminate Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
- DREDF Comment on HHS Regulatory RFI
- DREDF and Allies Submit Comments on Website Accessibility
- DREDF’s Comments on CMS Proposals
- Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary (CMS–10407)
- DREDF Comments on Proposed Rule – Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
- Federal Marketplace Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017
- DREDF responds to CMS request for information on new system for paying Medicare providers.
- DREDF comments on CMS’s proposed new rule for Medicaid Managed Care submitted 7/27/15
- Comments on Updated California Reporting Requirements
- DREDF Comments on Proposed Rule Concerning Medicaid
- Comments on Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020
- Recommendations for Changes to NAIC’s Network Adequacy Model Act
- Comments on Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016
- Comments on California HCBS Statewide Transition Plan
- DREDF Comments on Significant Disproportionality
- DREDF Collaborates with CCD and PIPC
- Comments of IOLTA-Funded California Disability Advocacy Organizations
- DREDF National Park Service (NPS) Service Animal Comments
- DREDF Comments on Electronic Health Record Certification Criteria
- Methodology for Adjusting Payment Amounts for DMEPOS
- NPRM Posed Regulatory Changes to Medicare (Part D) and (Part C)
- DREDF and colleagues submit extensive comments to HHS
- DREDF Comment on ACA Exchange Surveys
- Comments on Proposed Health Reform Regulations
- Single Streamlined Insurance Marketplace Application
- Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP
- Electronic Access To Marginalized Communities
- HCBS Documents relating to the Coordinated Care Initiative
- Mandatory E-Filing
- LAAC Comments on Mandatory E-Filing
- Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records
- Addressing Health Equity and Health Disparities
- Standards Related to EHBs
- DREDF comments on the State Option to Provide (HCBS)
- Comments on Proposed Rule for State Plan HCBS
- Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment
- California’s Dual Eligibles Demonstration
- EHR Standards and Certification Criteria
- Department of Labor’s Proposed Regulations
- Essential Health Benefits Bulletin
- Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans
- Proposed ACA Data Collection Standards
- Home and Community-Based Services Waivers
- Accountable Care Organizations
- Health Disparity Research and Data Collection
- Health Information Technology
- Final Comments on Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRMs)
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- EEOC Proposed ADAAA Regulations
- Category: Special Education
- Category: Transportation
- USDOT March 24th Public Meeting on Air Travel by Wheelchair Users
- Comments Concerning Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0
- Support SB 1376 for full access to Uber and Lyft
- ASAP: Support SB 1376 for full access to Uber and Lyft
- Accessible Transit Services for All
- Disabled Americans Fight for Transportation Rights
- A Matter Of Life and Death: Out-Of-The-Water Survival Craft
- Improve Transportation for People With Disabilities
- Experience of Wheelchair Users on Public Transportation
- Category: Uncategorized