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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April 10, 2023 – Since 2020, Disability Rights Advocates and the Law Offices of Wendy Musell have represented a group of Deaf civilian employees, applicants, and former employees in an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) case against the United States Air Force—which, despite its $190 billion annual budget, has consistently failed to provide Deaf employees … Continue reading “EEOC Affirms Decision Certifying Nationwide Class of Deaf Civilian Employees and Applicants in Case Against the United States Air Force”
April 6, 2023—Chicago, IL—In a decision that will reshape Chicago’s pedestrian infrastructure and lead to historic accessibility improvements for all residents, a federal court has ruled that Chicago’s systemic, decades-long failure to incorporate accessible pedestrian signals (“APS”) at intersections constitutes discrimination toward blind and low vision pedestrians under federal disability rights laws. Therefore Chicago must … Continue reading “Court Rules That Chicago’s Intersections Must Be Made Accessible for Blind Pedestrians”
March 1, 2023—Sacramento, CA—As Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center welcomes increasing numbers of visitors back to the stadium to enjoy Kings games, concerts, and other events, community members who are blind or have low vision will notice improvements to the stadium’s online ticket purchase platform. These improvements are thanks to collaboration between the Golden 1 Center, … Continue reading “Golden 1 Center, Disability Rights Advocates, and Community Members Who Are Blind Partner to Improve Access to Sacramento Events”
February 1, 2023—Indianapolis, IN—A historic Indiana lawsuit seeking increased ballot accessibility for voters with print disabilities has settled. As a result of the settlement, the state has agreed to acquire a new remote accessible ballot marking tool that will allow these voters to cast their absentee ballots privately and independently. Voters will be able to … Continue reading “Settlement Agreement Creates Accessible Absentee Voting Options for Indiana Voters With Print Disabilities”
November 28, 2022 – Brooklyn, NY – A federal court has preliminarily approved a landmark settlement that will ensure children with diabetes in NYC receive the care they need to fully participate in school and school-related activities. This class action settlement resolves claims that New York City, the Department of Education, the Department of Health … Continue reading “Federal Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Ground-Breaking Settlement That Will Ensure NYC Children with Diabetes Receive Appropriate Care in School”
November 15, 2022 – Los Angeles, California—On November 4, 2022, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Barbara Scheper denied the County of Los Angeles’ motion for summary judgment on all counts, and granted summary adjudication in favor of Plaintiffs in the case of Jane Doe and Mary Roe v. County of Los Angeles (Case No. 21STCV27868)—stating … Continue reading “Court Finds that County of Los Angeles Discriminated Against Trainee Program Participants with Mental Health Disabilities“
October 27, 2022 – Since 2020, Disability Rights Advocates and the Law Offices of Wendy Musell have represented a group of Deaf civilian employees, applicants, and former employees in an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) case* against the United States Air Force—which, despite its $190 billion annual budget, has consistently failed to provide Deaf employees … Continue reading “EEOC Certifies Nationwide Class of Deaf Civilian Employees and Applicants, in Case Against the United States Air Force”
October 25, 2022 – Sebastopol, CA – Today, ACLU Foundation of Northern California, Disability Rights Advocates, Legal Aid of Sonoma County, and California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. filed suit against the city of Sebastopol for enacting an ordinance that prohibits vehicles “used for human habitation” from parking anywhere within city limits during the day. This … Continue reading “Civil Rights Groups Sue City of Sebastopol for Ordinance Aimed at Displacing Residents Living in Their Vehicles”
Agreement Awaits Federal Court Approval October 14, 2022 — Philadelphia, PA — A class of Philadelphians with disabilities have achieved commitments from the City of Philadelphia to dedicate significant resources to drastically improve the accessibility of Philadelphia’s sidewalks. Among other actions, the City will install or remediate at least 10,000 curb ramps over the next … Continue reading “Community Members with Disabilities Reach Agreement with City of Philadelphia to Fix or Install 10,000 Curb Ramps Over the Next 15 Years”
September 27, 2022—Indianapolis, IN—In advance of the approaching midterm election, the Honorable Jane Magnus-Stinson ordered increased access by granting voters with print disabilities the freedom to select the person of their choice to assist in marking their paper absentee ballot. A “voter with print disabilities” is a voter who cannot independently mark a paper ballot … Continue reading “Federal Judge’s Ruling Improves Absentee Ballot Access for Indiana Voters with Disabilities in the General Election”