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

Juan Figueroa, Derek Manners, Martti Mallinan, and The National Federation of the Blind v. US Department of Health and Human Services

  • Accessibility
  • Assistive Technology
  • Braille
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • CMS
  • Electronic Access
  • Electronic Records
  • HHS
  • National Federation of the Blind
  • NFB
  • US Department of Health and Human Services

Public Comment

Federal Marketplace Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017

  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • CMS
  • Healthcare
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • US Department of Health and Human Services

Public Comment

DREDF responds to CMS request for information on new system for paying Medicare providers.

  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • CMS
  • Healthcare
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare

General, Webinar

Promising Practices: Webinar #2 Recording and Materials

  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • CMS
  • Healthcare
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Webinar
  • Webinar Materials

Public Comment

DREDF comments on CMS’s proposed new rule for Medicaid Managed Care submitted 7/27/15

  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • CMS
  • Managed Care Environment
  • US Department of Health and Human Services

Public Comment

Comments on Updated California Reporting Requirements

  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • CMS
  • Programmatic Access

General

Comments on Single Streamlined Insurance Marketplace Application

  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • CMS
  • Department of Health Care Services
  • Medicaid

General

DREDF Concerned About CMS Proposed Rule

  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Children
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare

General

CMS Approval of "Duals" Demonstrations Moving Rapidly

  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • CMS
  • Department of Health Care Services
  • Healthcare
  • Medicaid

General

Complaint That CMS Doesn’t Provide Alternate Formats

  • Accessibility
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • CMS
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Medicaid