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

The ADA Is Under Serious Attack! Tell the House of Representatives to OPPOSE H.R. 620

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • H.R. 620
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

General

In Solidarity Against Racism, Hate, and Bigotry

  • Civil Rights
  • Human Rights

General

27th Anniversary of the ADA

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Healthcare
  • Medicaid
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

Case, Press Release

Students With Reading Disorders Sue Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) for Failing to Educate Them

  • Civil Rights
  • Reading Disorder

General

Do More Than Worry About Disability Rights — Fuel Our Fight This #GivingTuesday

  • ACA
  • Affordable Care Act
  • Children
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Healthcare
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

General

NAD Lawsuit Against Harvard and MIT Moves Forward

  • Accessibility
  • Assistive Technology
  • Captioning
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Harvard
  • MIT
  • NAD
  • Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act
  • Section 508 Standards
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Web Accessibility

Public Comment

DREDF and Allies Submit Comments on Website Accessibility

  • Accessibility
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Web Accessibility
  • Web Standards

General

DREDF letter Opposing HR 3765

  • Accessibility
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Federal Legislative Positions
  • Human Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

Case

East County NAACP Sues Antioch Unified School District

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Human Rights
  • School-to-Prison Pipeline
  • STPP

Press Release

East County NAACP Sues Antioch Unified School District for Violating Agreement on Civil and Disability Rights

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • School-to-Prison Pipeline
  • STPP