Our Legal Cases: Fighting for Disability Rights

DREDF uses strategic litigation to protect and advance the rights of disabled people. We take on high-impact cases that challenge discrimination, improve accessibility, and set legal precedents that benefit the broader disability community. Explore our casework to learn how we’re making an impact.

General

Blind IHSS Recipients needed to Test new Way to Approve Timesheets

  • Accessibility
  • IHSS
  • In-Home Supportive Services

Case

National Association of the Deaf, et. Al. v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Accessibility
  • Captioning
  • Equal Rights

Press Release

National Association of the Deaf Sues Harvard and MIT for Discrimination in Public Online Content

  • Accessibility
  • Captioning
  • Harvard
  • Legal Advocacy
  • MIT
  • NAD

Public Comment

Comments on Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020

  • ACA
  • ACA Comments
  • Accessibility
  • Affordable Care Act
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Electronic Records
  • Health Disparities
  • Health IT
  • Healthcare

Case

National Association of the Deaf and VUDU, Inc.

  • Accessibility
  • Captioning

Press Release

National Federation of the Blind Reaches Agreement with U.S. Department of Education

  • Accessibility
  • Assistive Technology
  • Braille
  • Electronic Records
  • National Federation of the Blind
  • Reasonable Accommodations
  • U.S. Department of Education
  • Web Accessibility

General

Federal Agency Announces Major Initiative To Provide Effective Communication In Healthcare Programs

  • Accessibility
  • Healthcare
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare

General

Marilyn Golden – 2014 Champion of Change in Transportation

  • 2014 Champions of Change
  • Accessibility
  • Civil Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Universal Design

General, In the News

Al Jazeera: Disabled Americans Fight for Transportation Rights

  • Accessibility
  • Lyft
  • Sidecar
  • Uber

General

Apple Committed to Captioning

  • Accessibility
  • Captioning
  • Electronic Access
  • Technology