Our Mission
With offices in California and New York, Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) is one of the leading nonprofit disability rights legal centers in the nation. Its mission is to advance equal rights and opportunity for people with all types of disabilities nationwide.
Contact for Press Inquiries
Email: communications@dralegal.org
Phone: (510) 665-8644
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As of December 10, 2015, DRA has phased out our public intake system so that we can focus our limited resources on our primary work—providing legal representation to groups and organizations and representing people with disabilities who are experiencing systemic discrimination. DRA is a non-profit legal center that for 22+ years has primarily handled class … Continue reading “DRA Phases Out Public Intake System”
Phoenix, AZ – November 19, 2015 – A class action lawsuit filed today in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona alleges that Total Transit Inc. (“TTI”), doing business as Discount Cab, violates federal and state law by charging wheelchair users a $10.00 fee per trip – in addition to the standard fare … Continue reading “Lawsuit Challenges Discriminatory Charge for Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Service”
Baltimore, Maryland (November 19, 2015): The National Federation of the Blind and Scribd, Inc. have agreed to work together to provide access and make content available in Scribd’s subscription reading service and website accessible to the blind by the end of 2017. Available on desktop and mobile devices, Scribd’s service provides users access to ebooks, audiobooks … Continue reading “National Federation of the Blind and Scribd Agree to Collaborate to Make Reading Subscription Service Accessible to the Blind”
DRA Unveils 2015 Disability Eagles and Turkeys Eagles model disability inclusion and integration: innovating and setting precedents benefiting the disability community. Turkeys actively discriminate against people with disabilities. DRA works every day to ensure more Eagles soar! San Francisco, Calif., November 18, 2015 — Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) recognized three disability heroes (Eagles) and two Turkeys at its annual … Continue reading “DRA Unveils 2015 Disability Eagles and Turkeys”
BERKELEY, CA – November 5, 2015 – Federal Judge Kimberly Mueller issued an order yesterday, November 4, 2015, holding that the newly constructed gate counters in Terminal B of the Sacramento International Airport are inaccessible to persons who use wheelchairs and thus, illegal, and further holding that the emergency evacuation plans for Sacramento International Airport … Continue reading “Court Rules Sacramento Airport Must be Made Safer and More Accessible for Travelers with Disabilities”
Advocates for people with disabilities have entered into structured negotiations with Lyft, Inc. to ensure that disabled riders with service animals are ensured access to transportation services offered by Lyft drivers. These collaborative efforts are under way between Lyft, Inc. (Lyft), Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld (RBGG), and TRE Legal – … Continue reading “Statement to the Community Regarding Structured Negotiations with Lyft”
Long Beach, CA – September 18, 2015 – Federal Judge Dale S. Fischer issued an order yesterday, September 17, certifying a class in the ongoing case against the City of Long Beach and its Mayor regarding their failure to address pervasive access barriers for wheelchair users throughout the City’s sidewalks and pedestrian routes. These barriers include: a … Continue reading “Federal Judge Certifies Class Action Alleging that the City of Long Beach Fails to Make its Sidewalks Safe for Wheelchair Users”
New York, NY – Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 – Today, on the heels of the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a national nonprofit leader in civil rights litigation on behalf of persons with disabilities, filed a federal class-action lawsuit in the Southern District of New York alleging … Continue reading “Bronx Medical Facility Sued for Excluding Patents with Disabilities and Jeopardizing Their Health”
BERKELEY, CA – July 22, 2015 – Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a leading national nonprofit disability rights legal center, announced today the appointment of Mary-Lee Smith and Stuart Seaborn as the new Co-Directors of Litigation. Co-founders Sid Wolinsky and Larry Paradis will continue to guide DRA in their roles as Supervising Attorney and Executive Director, … Continue reading “Disability Rights Advocates Announces New Co-Directors of Litigation”
New York City, NY – June 1,2015 – A federal judge cleared the way today for a major class action suit against the City to proceed. Disability Rights Advocates (“DRA”) and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, on behalf of the Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York (“CIDNY”) filed a landmark civil rights lawsuit … Continue reading “Suit Challenging N.Y.C.’s Failure to Make Sidewalks Safe for Disabled New Yorkers Moves Ahead”