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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Berkeley, CA – May 27, 2015 – Alameda County and Plaintiffs California Council of the Blind (CCB) and five individuals who are blind announced a landmark settlement agreement that contains detailed steps that the County will take on Election Day to ensure that voters who are blind and have low-vision will be able to cast … Continue reading “Landmark Settlement Reached to Ensure Alameda County Voters Who Are Blind Will Be Able to Cast Secret Ballots on Election Day”
Phoenix, AZ, May 19, 2015 – In Phoenix, nearly one out of every ten people report having a disability. If an emergency or natural disaster were to take place, the city of Phoenix wants to make sure that there’s a plan in place to get the most vulnerable in the community to safety. Today, the … Continue reading “Phoenix Announces New Emergency Operations Plan”
BERKELEY CALIFORNIA, May 19, 2015 – In an unprecedented settlement announced today, the Contra Costa County Probation Department has agreed to end its use of solitary confinement for all youth detained in Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall (“Juvenile Hall”) and the Contra Costa County Office of Education has agreed to ensure the provision of appropriate education … Continue reading “Settlement to Ban Solitary Confinement for Youth in Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall”
MEDIA ADVISORY May 15, 2015 WHAT: The city of Phoenix, in partnership with Disability Rights Advocates and The Arizona Center for Disability Law, will announce changes to the city’s Emergency Operations Plan. WHO:Mayor Greg StantonCouncilman Michael Nowakowski, Chairman of Public Safety and Veterans SubcommitteeChristine Chuang, Senior Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Advocates Phil Pangrazio, President & … Continue reading “The city of Phoenix to announce changes to Emergency Operations Plan.”
SAN FRANCISCO, CA April 21, 2015 – Delivering an important preliminary victory for people with disabilities in a landmark civil rights case against the popular car service Uber, a federal court ruled that the California affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind and blind UberX riders may proceed in their lawsuit against Uber for … Continue reading “VICTORY FOR BLIND RIDERS IN LANDMARK CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT AGAINST UBER; CASE ADVANCES”
Burlington, Vermont, March 20, 2015 The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s leading advocate for access by the blind to information and technology, today applauded a ruling issued by Judge William K. Sessions III of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont in a lawsuit filed by the NFB and Heidi … Continue reading “DRA achieves victory in Scribd case: internet-based companies must comply with the ADA”
New York, NY – March 17, 2015 –, On the day a jury trial was scheduled to begin, Disability Rights Advocates and the Law Offices of Meenan and Associates entered into a landmark settlement with the NYPD in a case challenging the Department’s discriminatory blanket policy banning the use of hearing aids by police officers. … Continue reading “Landmark Settlement for NYPD Officers with Hearing Loss”
We are canceling today’s 4PM press conference because we are close to reaching a last minute settlement agreement. DRA will issue a media release with settlement details soon and appreciates your patience. New York, NY – March 9, 2015 Who: Disability Rights Advocates (dralegal.org), the Law Offices of Meenan and Associates (www.meenanesqs.com) and the Hearing Loss … Continue reading “CANCELED (Press Conference, March 9, New York)”
We are canceling today’s 4PM press conference because we are close to reaching a last minute settlement agreement. DRA will issue a media release with settlement details soon and appreciates your patience. New York, NY – March 9th, 2015 – Disability Rights Advocates and the Law Offices of Meenan and Associates begin a federal jury … Continue reading “UPDATE – Jury Trial in Federal Court to Protect the Rights of NYPD Officers with Hearing Impairments”
Agreement Between BART and Disability Advocates Oakland, February 27, 2015 – Last night the BART Board voted to approve an agreement between BART and disability advocates to address concerns raised by disability organizations regarding the floor plan for BART’s Fleet of the Future. The Fleet of the Future is the name used by BART for … Continue reading “Agreement Between BART and Disability Advocates”