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.

Historical, Video

The Making of the ADA

  • ADA25
  • ADA30
  • Arlene Mayerson
  • C. Boyden Gray
  • Carolyn Osolinik
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • John Wodatch
  • Justin Dart
  • Marilyn Golden
  • Pat Wright
  • President George H.W. Bush
  • Ralph G. Neas
  • Richard Thornburgh
  • Senator Edward M. Kennedy
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • The Making of the ADA
  • Tom Harkin

Press Release

NAD and Gogo Agree to Make Closed Captions Available on In-Flight Entertainment Systems

  • Accessibility
  • Arlene Mayerson
  • Captioning
  • Closed Captions
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

General

Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students with Disabilities

  • Arlene Mayerson
  • Robert Borrelle
  • School-to-Prison Pipeline
  • STPP

General

Arlene Mayerson Interviewed for Investigative Report

  • Ann McDonald-Cacho
  • Arlene Mayerson
  • Autism
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Case

American Nurses Association v. Torlakson (update 7/12/13)

  • American Nurses Association v. Torlakson
  • Arlene Mayerson
  • Children
  • Diabetes
  • Education
  • Larisa Cummings
  • Public Schools

Press Release

NAD and Netflix Reach Historic Agreement

  • Accessibility
  • Arlene Mayerson
  • Captioning
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Netflix