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Case, Update

Proposed Settlement Notice: Medi-Cal Accessibility Lawsuit for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons

  • Healthcare Access
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Letter

Disability Advocacy Organizations Condemn Ableist Attacks on Access to Health Care for Transgender People

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Historical, Video

New Documentary Uplifts the Fight for the Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act

  • Americans with Disabilities Act
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Letter

DREDF Joins Civil Rights Organizations Urging American People to Unite and Speak Out Against Attacks on Civil Rights and Freedoms that Protect Everyone

  • Civil Rights

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Founded in 1979, DREDF is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities. Our mission is to advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development.

DREDF pursues its mission through education, advocacy, and law reform efforts, and is committed to increasing accessible and equally effective healthcare for people with disabilities.

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Improving Access to Abortion for People with Disabilities: Lessons from the Disability and Abortion Access Survey

  • Healthcare Access
  • Reproductive Justice

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Adult Transition: The Big Leap

  • Education
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Our Future of Disability Advocacy: A Panel of Bay Area Disability Leaders

  • Americans with Disabilities Act
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Public Policy

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General

Update on the Census Bureau’s Counting of People with Disabilities in the American Community Survey (ACS)

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Public Comment

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Submits Comments to the Nassau County Legislature Opposing Proposed “Mask Transparency Act”

  • Healthcare Access
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Public Comment

DREDF Public Comment on Wheelchair Users’ Experiences with Ground Transportation

  • Transportation
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Our main office is located at The Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley, California. We are open Monday through Friday, 9am - 5pm PT. You can call us to get more information and resources. Our new website was launched in August 2024, please contact webmaster@dredf.org with any questions related to the website.

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