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.

Case

National Association of the Deaf v. Netflix

  • Captioning
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Netflix

Public Comment

Health Disparity Research and Data Collection

  • Disability Discrimination
  • EHR
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Health Disparities
  • Health Equity
  • Healthcare
  • US Department of Health and Human Services

Public Comment

EEOC Proposed ADAAA Regulations

  • Accessibility
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disability Rights
  • Equal Rights
  • Healthcare

Case

Notice of Class Action – ACB v. Astrue

  • American Council of the Blind
  • Class Action
  • Disability Discrimination

Press Release

Groundbreaking Settlement Agreement with San Francisco

  • Chambers et al. v. City and County of San Francisco
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disability Rights
  • Home and Community-Based Services
  • Human Rights
  • Independent Living
  • Laguna Honda
  • Managed Care Environment

Press Release

Have it Your Way at Burger King? Not if You Use a Wheelchair

  • Accessibility
  • Castaneda v. Burger King
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Equal Rights
  • Miguel Castaneda
  • Scooter Users
  • Universal Design
  • Wheelchair users

General

Burger King Corporation

  • barriers
  • Castaneda v. Burger King
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Equal Rights
  • Miguel Castaneda
  • Wheelchair users

Case

Castaneda v. Burger King

  • Accessibility
  • Court Filings
  • Disability Discrimination

General

ICDR – Comments on Healthcare Disparities

  • Department of Health Care Services
  • Disability Discrimination

General

US Currency is Discriminatory

  • Accessibility
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Universal Design