September 29, 2012
The California legislature passed Senate Bill 1186, which will diminish the rights of people with disabilities. On September 14, a coalition of disability rights organizations sent a letter to Governor Brown seeking an opportunity to share our grave concerns with him before he made a decision on whether or not to sign the bill. Unfortunately, the governor signed SB 1186 on September 19.
DREDF Files Administrative Complaint with HHS and OCR
July 13, 2012
DREDF has filed an administrative complaint with the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (HHS–OCR) charging the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and the California Department of Health Care Services (CDHCS) with failure to adequately monitor disability discrimination in public benefits programs throughout California.
Class Action Status – Capitol People First v. Department of Developmental Services
Mar 19, 2009
On behalf of our colleagues at Disability Rights California we are pleased to announce the preliminary approval of the class action settlement agreement in Capitol People First et al. v. Department of Developmental Services et al.