Events
2025 Celebrations
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Join DRA in 2025 to celebrate our achievements protecting the civil rights of people with disabilities and to fortify our resolve for the road ahead!
This year, DRA is hosting separate celebrations on separate dates in three cities across the country so that we can focus on YOU, our incredible supporters. We want to see you, gather with you, and most of all, celebrate with you. Come learn more about DRA cases and our work to dismantle systemic barriers to equity and inclusion for people with disabilities!
On Wednesday, September 25th, DRA will host a ticketed cocktail party in Chicago at City Winery – West Loop. On Thursday, November 12th, DRA will party at our NYC Gala at City Winery on the West Side. And stay tuned for details about our San Francisco and virtual celebrations this year!
Past Events
2024 Annual Nationwide Gala
DRA’s 2024 Gala was held on November 13th, where our friends and supporters joined us at the main event in New York, at watch parties in San Francisco and Chicago, and virtually from around the country. Awards were presented to Lachi, Yannick Benjamin, and Netflix.
2023 30th Anniversary Gala
DRA’s 2023 30th Anniversary Gala was held on November 9th, where we welcomed guests from across the country to join us, as never before, in our coast-to-coast celebration: virtually and in-person. We hosted simultaneous in-person galas in New York and San Francisco and also invited guests from around the country to virtually join us to celebrate 30 years of DRA.
The 2023 Edith Prentiss Award was presented to the clients in our cases challenging the inaccessibility of NYC’s MTA subway system. Watch the video honoring our awardees.
2022 Virtual Gala
DRA’s 2022 Virtual Gala was held on October 6, with a live watch party in Napa, CA. We hope you enjoyed hearing Billy Porter’s poignant message about combatting stigma, our panel’s thoughtful conversation about intersectional social justice, the stories of our bold and persistent clients, Mandy Harvey’s enchanting song, and more. Thank you for making the event such a success!
Watch the 2022 gala and learn more about the 2022 gala.
2021 Virtual Gala
DRA’s 2021 Virtual Gala on October 7, 2021 was our first event under the leadership of President & CEO Kathy Martinez and featured special guests such as Tony Coelho, Eric Holder, Valerie Jarrett, Lee Merritt, Raul Midón, Jason Mraz, and Senator Alex Padilla. Thank you for making the event such a huge success!
2020 Virtual Gala
DRA’s first ever virtual gala on October 29th, 2020 was a huge success! Thank you for joining us for an inspiring celebration of DRA’s high-impact work and the 30th anniversary of the ADA.
2019 NYC Gala
Thank you for supporting DRA’s 2019 NYC gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on October 21, 2019, where we honored Loreen Arbus, Jill Houghton + Disability:IN, and Bank of America with Eagle Awards.
Learn more about the 2019 NYC Gala
25th Anniversary Gala
Thank you for supporting DRA’s 25th Anniversary with a gala at San Francisco’s Four Seasons hotel on October 25, 2018. We honored Jenny Lay-Flurrie (Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft) with the Eagle Award, and raised critical revenue for the Larry Paradis Legacy Fund.
Learn More about the 25th Anniversary Gala
Disability Rights Advocates Inaugural New York Gala
We celebrated three Eagle Awardees—Rebecca Alexander, Starbucks, and the Museum Access Consortium—with a gala at the Museum of Modern Art on October 12, 2017.
Learn More about the Inaugural New York Gala
20th Anniversary Gala
Thank you for making the 20th Anniversary Gala such a great success!
Learn More about the 20th Anniversary Gala
2016 Eagle Awards
Congratulations to our 2016 Eagle awardees:
- Dr. Michael Argenyi and his legal team for Argenyi v. Creighton University
- Jessica Cox
- Nyle DiMarco and the Nyle DiMarco Foundation
- V.R. Ferose and SAP SE for their Autism at Work program
Learn More about the 2016 Eagle Awards
2015 Eagle & Turkey Awards
Congratulations to Eagle awardees Daniel Carione and Jim Phillips, Sutter Health, and Eye to Eye!
Learn More about the 2015 Eagle & Turkey Awards
