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

Road to Freedom

  • Accessibility
  • Civil Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Universal Design

General, Public Comment

USDOT Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, ADA

  • Accessibility
  • Civil Rights

General

K-Mart Settlement

  • Accessibility
  • Class Action
  • Settlement
  • Universal Design

Press Release

24 Hour Fitness Welcomes Patrons with Disabilities

  • 24 Hour Fitness
  • Accessibility
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Legal Advocacy

Case

Visually Impaired Beneficiaries sue SSA

  • Accessibility
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Reasonable Accommodations

Press Release

Blind Beneficiaries Sue Social Security Administration

  • Accessibility
  • Assistive Technology
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disability Rights
  • Electronic Access
  • Equal Rights
  • Legal Advocacy
  • Social Security Administration
  • SSA

Case, General

American Council of the Blind

  • Accessibility
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Social Security
  • SSA

Case, General

Tennessee v. Lane

  • Accessibility
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Human Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Title II of the ADA

General, Press Release

Good News Ahead for Amtrak Thruway Bus Passengers in California

  • Accessibility
  • Amtrak
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Legal Advocacy
  • Scooter Users
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Wheelchair users

Press Release

California, Florida to Get First Bank of America Talking ATMs

  • Accessibility
  • Assistive Technology
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Legal Advocacy