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.

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Arlene B. Mayerson to Receive Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Human Rights
  • Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

Press Release

California Assisted Suicide Law Is Denounced By Leading Disability Rights Policy Center

  • Californians Against Assisted Suicide
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Human Rights

Public Comment

DREDF Comments on Proposed Rule – Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

  • ACA
  • ACA Comments
  • Affordable Care Act
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

General

The John R. Lewis Intersectionality Award

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Human Rights
  • Intersectionality
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

General

The Making of the ADA – Week Four

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • The Making of the ADA

Historical, Video

The Making of the ADA – Week Three

  • ADA
  • ADA25
  • ADA30
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • The Making of the ADA

Historical, Video

The Making of the ADA – Week Two

  • ADA25
  • ADA30
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • The Making of the ADA

Historical, Video

The Making of the ADA – Week One

  • ADA
  • ADA25
  • ADA30
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • The Making of the ADA

Press Release

Antioch School Officials Agree to Groundbreaking Collaboration

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Education
  • Equal Rights
  • Human Rights
  • NAACP

General

Celebrating Kitty Cone: 1944 – 2015

  • 504 Sit In
  • Activism
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Human Rights
  • Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act
  • The Power of 504