Staff Members
Kasey Corbit
2006-2008 DRA Fellow What drew you to DRA? I am personally drawn to and passionate about the work because I have family members with disabilities and I have had my own journey with disability. While in law school, I worked on a case about the provision of mental health care in California prisons. I was … Continue reading “Kasey Corbit”
Karla Gilbride
2008-2010 John W. Carson Fellow How did you get involved in disability rights? I’ve always been committed to working for change, and while working as a community organizer, I discovered that I loved to write and get into the mechanics of issues – so law school was a natural choice. I’ve always had a personal … Continue reading “Karla Gilbride”
Michael Nunez
Michael Nunez was a Senior Staff Attorney at Disability Rights Advocates who departed in 2026. He first joined Disability Rights Advocates in 2011 as its first Wolinsky Fellow and became a staff attorney in 2013. From 2015 through May 2025, he practiced at Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP, a leading civil rights law firm … Continue reading “Michael Nunez”
Elizabeth Zwillinger
2010-2012 Penn Law Public Interest Law Fellow What drew you to DRA? I was interested in disability rights work because it encompasses so many aspects of the law: family, employment, education, and other fundamental civil rights, and because it can have such a profound impact on people’s lives. DRA was the clear choice in the … Continue reading “Elizabeth Zwillinger”
Anne Kelsey
2012-2014 DRA Fellow How did you initially get involved with DRA? While I have a disability, I’d never really thought about the field of disability rights until I interned with the disability researcher at Human Rights Watch, which really opened my eyes. After that, I knew I wanted to do disability rights work and was … Continue reading “Anne Kelsey”
Rebecca Alexander
Rebecca Alexander is an author, psychotherapist, disability rights advocate, group fitness instructor, and extreme athlete. Born with a rare genetic disorder called Usher syndrome type III, Rebecca has been simultaneously losing both her sight and hearing since she was a teenager. She was told that by age 30, she’d be completely blind. Then, at 19, one year … Continue reading “Rebecca Alexander”
Stephen Tollafield
2002-2004 Equal Justice Works/ Cotchett-Saperstein Fellow What interested you in disability rights and DRA? My parents are teachers and my mom has multiple sclerosis, so I’ve always been interested in education and disability issues. DRA had a fellowship allowing me to focus on just that – on cases fighting for protections on No Child Left … Continue reading “Stephen Tollafield”
Stephanie Biedermann
2007-2008 Liman Fellow, 2008-2009 DRA Fellow What drew you to DRA? During law school I worked on asylum cases at Yale’s legal services clinic, and I dreamed of continuing to work on human rights issues after law school. I also grew up with two family members with disabilities, so I was aware of some of … Continue reading “Stephanie Biedermann”
Rowena Gargalicana
DRA from 2000-2002 as a William Brockett Fellow What was a highlight of your time at DRA? A month and a half into my fellowship, we went to trial against Macy’s. I’m hard of hearing, and DRA got me a captioner so the whole Macy’s trial was captioned for me. Going to trial against a … Continue reading “Rowena Gargalicana”