Impact

DRA focuses on high-impact class action litigation to protect the civil rights of people with all kinds of disabilities throughout the nation. DRA represents people with disabilities in numerous cases seeking access to key activities of mainstream life. Through these cases, DRA has positively impacted the lives of millions of people with disabilities. Search for representative cases by disability and/or area of life.

Our Impact

The woman pictured here, had just boarded her vehicle by way of an access ramp, while seated in her wheelchair, and had maneuvered herself into the driver's-side swivel seat. Due to her disability, the steering wheel was equipped with a hand control, which she held in her right hand, enabling her to operate the accelerator and braking system using her hand rather than her feet.

Community Resources for Independent Living (CRIL) v. MobilityWorks

Case Area: Private Business, Transportation Disability: Mobility

In October 2018, Disability Rights Advocates filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Mobility Works—the country’s largest provider of wheelchair accessible vehicles for sale or rent, and a major installer of adaptive devices—employed two policies that discriminated against drivers with disabilities. Mobility Works denied these allegations, and does not admit liability. But, after extensive negotiations, […]

Inaccessible NYC Police Station Entrance

Disabled In Action of Metropolitan New York (DIA) v. The City of New York

Case Area: Architectural Barriers, Public Entities Disability: Mobility

Disability Rights Advocates filed a class action lawsuit against the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the City of New York in October 2016 on behalf of four individual plaintiffs who were unable to get into NYPD precinct stations to make crime reports, attend community safety meetings, or otherwise access the services provided at […]