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.

Action Alert, Public Comment

Oppose California State Bar Proposal on Testing Accommodations

  • Reasonable Accommodations
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act

Press Release

National Federation of the Blind Reaches Agreement with U.S. Department of Education

  • Accessibility
  • Assistive Technology
  • Braille
  • Electronic Records
  • National Federation of the Blind
  • Reasonable Accommodations
  • U.S. Department of Education
  • Web Accessibility

Public Comment

DREDF National Park Service (NPS) Service Animal Comments

  • Reasonable Accommodations
  • Service Animals

General

DREDF represents the American Diabetes Association in the California Supreme Court

  • California Supreme Court
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  • Legal Advocacy
  • Reasonable Accommodations

General

Changes to Welfare Benefit Qualified Indigent People

  • Reasonable Accommodations

General

Changes to Orange County’s Welfare Program

  • Disability Discrimination
  • Reasonable Accommodations
  • Welfare

Case

Administrative Complaint Against the California Department of Social Services

  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Medicare
  • Reasonable Accommodations

Press Release

Judge Certifies Class of Three Million Visually Impaired Beneficiaries in Social Security Administration Lawsuit

  • Accessibility
  • Assistive Technology
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Rights
  • Electronic Access
  • Equal Rights
  • Reasonable Accommodations
  • Social Security Administration
  • SSA
  • Technology

Press Release

Judge Rules Social Security Administration Must Accommodate Blind Beneficiaries

  • Accessibility
  • Assistive Technology
  • Civil Rights
  • Electronic Access
  • Equal Rights
  • Judge William Alsup
  • Legal Advocacy
  • Reasonable Accommodations
  • Social Security Administration
  • SSA
  • Technology

Case

Visually Impaired Beneficiaries sue SSA

  • Accessibility
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Reasonable Accommodations