California has long been an epicenter of civil rights progress. But for millions of disabled Californians, equity remains out of reach.
DREDF is highlighting findings from the 2026 State of the State: Disability Policy in California report: https://bit.ly/CA-state-of-state-2026
DREDF is highlighting findings from the 2026 State of the State: Disability Policy in California report: https://bit.ly/CA-state-of-state-2026
October 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
California has long been an epicenter of civil rights progress. But for millions of disabled Californians, equity remains out of reach.
DREDF is highlighting findings from the 2026 State of the State: Disability Policy in California report: https://bit.ly/CA-state-of-state-2026
DREDF is highlighting findings from the 2026 State of the State: Disability Policy in California report: https://bit.ly/CA-state-of-state-2026
Tuesday, bipartisan legislation H.Res. 1586 was introduced to Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, not segregated in institutions. Our partners including DREDF, AAPD and others have backed this legislation.
October 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Tuesday, bipartisan legislation H.Res. 1586 was introduced to Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, not segregated in institutions. Our partners including DREDF, AAPD and others have backed this legislation.
They need to! It’s another attack on people with disabilities.
They won’t stop. We have to be prepared to fight them at every turn.
dredf.org/protect-504/
They won’t stop. We have to be prepared to fight them at every turn.
dredf.org/protect-504/
Texas v. Kennedy (formerly Texas v. Becerra): What it is and How You Can Help Stop the Attack on Section 504 | DREDF
This page explains what the lawsuit Texas v. Kennedy (previously Texas v. Becerra) is, how Texas v. Kennedy threatens Section 504, and why Section 504 is important. Learn what you can do to help prote...
dredf.org
October 2, 2026 at 12:21 AM
They need to! It’s another attack on people with disabilities.
They won’t stop. We have to be prepared to fight them at every turn.
dredf.org/protect-504/
They won’t stop. We have to be prepared to fight them at every turn.
dredf.org/protect-504/
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to defend the rights of people with disabilities!
This week, a bipartisan House resolution was introduced in Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, not segregated in institutions. buff.ly/kVM7znOA
This week, a bipartisan House resolution was introduced in Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, not segregated in institutions. buff.ly/kVM7znOA
Take Action to Support the Bipartisan House Resolution Reaffirming the Right of Disabled People to Live in Their Communities - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
dredf.org
October 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to defend the rights of people with disabilities!
This week, a bipartisan House resolution was introduced in Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, not segregated in institutions. buff.ly/kVM7znOA
This week, a bipartisan House resolution was introduced in Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, not segregated in institutions. buff.ly/kVM7znOA
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to defend the rights of people with disabilities!
This week, a bipartisan House resolution was introduced in Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, not segregated in institutions. buff.ly/kVM7znOA
This week, a bipartisan House resolution was introduced in Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, not segregated in institutions. buff.ly/kVM7znOA
Take Action to Support the Bipartisan House Resolution Reaffirming the Right of Disabled People to Live in Their Communities - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
buff.ly
October 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to defend the rights of people with disabilities!
This week, a bipartisan House resolution was introduced in Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, not segregated in institutions. buff.ly/kVM7znOA
This week, a bipartisan House resolution was introduced in Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, not segregated in institutions. buff.ly/kVM7znOA
Thank you, AG Rob Bonta, for affirming his commitment to “upholding the law and will use the full force of my office to protect the rights of Californians with disabilities.”
Now we urge him to Sign the Commitment to Community Integration: https://dredf.org/september-2026-tell-bonta-to-sign/
Now we urge him to Sign the Commitment to Community Integration: https://dredf.org/september-2026-tell-bonta-to-sign/
September 30, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Thank you, AG Rob Bonta, for affirming his commitment to “upholding the law and will use the full force of my office to protect the rights of Californians with disabilities.”
Now we urge him to Sign the Commitment to Community Integration: https://dredf.org/september-2026-tell-bonta-to-sign/
Now we urge him to Sign the Commitment to Community Integration: https://dredf.org/september-2026-tell-bonta-to-sign/
At a time when our freedom to live in our communities is under attack, Congress can reaffirm it with H.R. 1586, a bipartisan House resolution that sends the message that disabled people belong in our communities.
Urge your representative to cosponsor it: https://dredf.org/take-action-res-1586/
Urge your representative to cosponsor it: https://dredf.org/take-action-res-1586/
September 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
At a time when our freedom to live in our communities is under attack, Congress can reaffirm it with H.R. 1586, a bipartisan House resolution that sends the message that disabled people belong in our communities.
Urge your representative to cosponsor it: https://dredf.org/take-action-res-1586/
Urge your representative to cosponsor it: https://dredf.org/take-action-res-1586/
Our Homes, Our Rights! 🏚️
Our right2live in our own homesNcommunities is under attack.We are joining our partners at the Disability Rights Education&Defense Fund (DREDF), N others4an Action Hour4Community Integration.
Wed., Oct. 14 | 1–2 PM PT
Zoom
Sign up: tinyurl.com/OurHomesOurRights
Our right2live in our own homesNcommunities is under attack.We are joining our partners at the Disability Rights Education&Defense Fund (DREDF), N others4an Action Hour4Community Integration.
Wed., Oct. 14 | 1–2 PM PT
Zoom
Sign up: tinyurl.com/OurHomesOurRights
Our Homes, Our Rights: Action Hour for Community Integration - Sign Up
Join us Wednesday, October 14, from 1:00–2:00 PM PT on Zoom for an interactive Action Hour to defend the right of people with disabilities to live and receive care in our communities.
DREDF Executive ...
tinyurl.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Our Homes, Our Rights! 🏚️
Our right2live in our own homesNcommunities is under attack.We are joining our partners at the Disability Rights Education&Defense Fund (DREDF), N others4an Action Hour4Community Integration.
Wed., Oct. 14 | 1–2 PM PT
Zoom
Sign up: tinyurl.com/OurHomesOurRights
Our right2live in our own homesNcommunities is under attack.We are joining our partners at the Disability Rights Education&Defense Fund (DREDF), N others4an Action Hour4Community Integration.
Wed., Oct. 14 | 1–2 PM PT
Zoom
Sign up: tinyurl.com/OurHomesOurRights
We make the choices about our own lives that most people never think twice about: where we live, who we live with, and how we spend our days. Help defend that freedom by taking action with our new guide: https://dredf.org/community-living-is-a-civil-right-2026/
September 29, 2026 at 11:31 PM
We make the choices about our own lives that most people never think twice about: where we live, who we live with, and how we spend our days. Help defend that freedom by taking action with our new guide: https://dredf.org/community-living-is-a-civil-right-2026/
As a rule, I don't believe in surveilling what people post. The problem is publications + algorithms, not just individuals.
but if you're posting about COVID-conscious dyke bar drama in MA + not the loss of fed. independent living protections, I really am not liking you rn
dredf.org/protect-504/
but if you're posting about COVID-conscious dyke bar drama in MA + not the loss of fed. independent living protections, I really am not liking you rn
dredf.org/protect-504/
Texas v. Kennedy (formerly Texas v. Becerra): What it is and How You Can Help Stop the Attack on Section 504 | DREDF
This page explains what the lawsuit Texas v. Kennedy (previously Texas v. Becerra) is, how Texas v. Kennedy threatens Section 504, and why Section 504 is important. Learn what you can do to help prote...
dredf.org
September 27, 2026 at 11:40 PM
As a rule, I don't believe in surveilling what people post. The problem is publications + algorithms, not just individuals.
but if you're posting about COVID-conscious dyke bar drama in MA + not the loss of fed. independent living protections, I really am not liking you rn
dredf.org/protect-504/
but if you're posting about COVID-conscious dyke bar drama in MA + not the loss of fed. independent living protections, I really am not liking you rn
dredf.org/protect-504/
What the litigation picture actually looks like:
DREDF Is Mapping AI's Impact on Disabled Legal Clients
#Accessibility #ADA #AiDiscrimination #AlgorithmicHarm
DREDF Is Mapping AI's Impact on Disabled Legal Clients
#Accessibility #ADA #AiDiscrimination #AlgorithmicHarm
DREDF Is Mapping AI's Impact on Disabled Legal Clients
A national disability rights organization is surveying legal aid attorneys about AI's role in client cases — and the findings could reshape how the field understands algorithmic harm.
accessibility.chat
September 25, 2026 at 5:02 PM
What the litigation picture actually looks like:
DREDF Is Mapping AI's Impact on Disabled Legal Clients
#Accessibility #ADA #AiDiscrimination #AlgorithmicHarm
DREDF Is Mapping AI's Impact on Disabled Legal Clients
#Accessibility #ADA #AiDiscrimination #AlgorithmicHarm
The federal government has erased an important tool for enforcing our right to live in our communities. But it has not taken that right away.
DREDF and several organizations condemn this administration’s abandonment of disabled Americans.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4dVqM8m
DREDF and several organizations condemn this administration’s abandonment of disabled Americans.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4dVqM8m
September 24, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The federal government has erased an important tool for enforcing our right to live in our communities. But it has not taken that right away.
DREDF and several organizations condemn this administration’s abandonment of disabled Americans.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4dVqM8m
DREDF and several organizations condemn this administration’s abandonment of disabled Americans.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4dVqM8m
Sept. 21–27 is International Week of Deaf People. This year’s theme, “Declaring Deaf People’s Human Rights,” reminds us to celebrate the rich history, culture and impact of Deaf people who have shaped disability rights across generations and advanced human rights.
More: https://tinyurl.com/3jrysben
More: https://tinyurl.com/3jrysben
September 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Sept. 21–27 is International Week of Deaf People. This year’s theme, “Declaring Deaf People’s Human Rights,” reminds us to celebrate the rich history, culture and impact of Deaf people who have shaped disability rights across generations and advanced human rights.
More: https://tinyurl.com/3jrysben
More: https://tinyurl.com/3jrysben
We're two days out from "Funding the Fight: Attorneys' Fees as a Sustainability Strategy for Civil Rights Advocates!" We are thrilled to introduce our line-up: Richard M. Pearl, Todd Gluckman, Jennifer Klar, and Cynthia Rice.
Thursday, September 24 | 12:00pm ET | Virtual
Register: buff.ly/93Lcdzh
Thursday, September 24 | 12:00pm ET | Virtual
Register: buff.ly/93Lcdzh
September 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
We're two days out from "Funding the Fight: Attorneys' Fees as a Sustainability Strategy for Civil Rights Advocates!" We are thrilled to introduce our line-up: Richard M. Pearl, Todd Gluckman, Jennifer Klar, and Cynthia Rice.
Thursday, September 24 | 12:00pm ET | Virtual
Register: buff.ly/93Lcdzh
Thursday, September 24 | 12:00pm ET | Virtual
Register: buff.ly/93Lcdzh
Join us on Oct. 8 for Readily Accessible Lawyering, a training on practical ways attorneys can reduce access barriers and better serve disabled clients.
12 - 1:15 pm PT
MCLE credits available.
Register: https://bit.ly/4xunIae
12 - 1:15 pm PT
MCLE credits available.
Register: https://bit.ly/4xunIae
September 17, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Join us on Oct. 8 for Readily Accessible Lawyering, a training on practical ways attorneys can reduce access barriers and better serve disabled clients.
12 - 1:15 pm PT
MCLE credits available.
Register: https://bit.ly/4xunIae
12 - 1:15 pm PT
MCLE credits available.
Register: https://bit.ly/4xunIae
Tell California’s Attorney General: Sign the Commitment and Protect Our Right to Live in the Community! dredf.org/september-20...
Tell California’s Attorney General: Sign the Commitment and Protect Our Right to Live in the Community! - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
dredf.org
September 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Tell California’s Attorney General: Sign the Commitment and Protect Our Right to Live in the Community! dredf.org/september-20...
DREDF — the disability rights and education defense fund — was founded in 1979 in berkeley. it litigated the cases that gave shape to section 504 and the ADA, including olmstead v l.c. (1999) on community-based services. it remains a leading legal voice. #civilrights
September 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
DREDF — the disability rights and education defense fund — was founded in 1979 in berkeley. it litigated the cases that gave shape to section 504 and the ADA, including olmstead v l.c. (1999) on community-based services. it remains a leading legal voice. #civilrights
Voucher programs funnel resources away from students with disabilities, complex medical needs, or behavioral challenges to schools that refuse to serve them.
DREDF shares insights in this ProPublica article:
DREDF shares insights in this ProPublica article:
Vouchers Promise Students With Disabilities a Path to Private School. Parents Say That’s Not the Reality.
To give voucher programs a toehold in state legislatures, politicians touted how students with disabilities would gain access to private education. But those students’ families often have the hardest time finding schools that will accept them.
bit.ly
September 15, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Voucher programs funnel resources away from students with disabilities, complex medical needs, or behavioral challenges to schools that refuse to serve them.
DREDF shares insights in this ProPublica article:
DREDF shares insights in this ProPublica article:
A very good resource for those who care about children with disabilities! dredf.org/kids-like-me/
KIDS LIKE ME: Resource Packet - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
dredf.org
September 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM
A very good resource for those who care about children with disabilities! dredf.org/kids-like-me/
🚨 The DOJ is trying to strip away our independent community living rights. We risk losing in-home support!
Email your AG to sign the Commitment to Community Integration!
dredf.org/september-2026-tell-bonta-to-sign/
Email your AG to sign the Commitment to Community Integration!
dredf.org/september-2026-tell-bonta-to-sign/
Tell California’s Attorney General: Sign the Commitment and Protect Our Right to Live in the Community! - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
dredf.org
September 11, 2026 at 10:44 PM
🚨 The DOJ is trying to strip away our independent community living rights. We risk losing in-home support!
Email your AG to sign the Commitment to Community Integration!
dredf.org/september-2026-tell-bonta-to-sign/
Email your AG to sign the Commitment to Community Integration!
dredf.org/september-2026-tell-bonta-to-sign/
Disabled people have the right to live in our own homes with the support we need. But the federal government is trying to weaken that right.
When 78 organizations asked AG Rob Bonta to sign a commitment defending community living, he didn't respond.
Urge him to sign: https://bit.ly/3TnzxRG
When 78 organizations asked AG Rob Bonta to sign a commitment defending community living, he didn't respond.
Urge him to sign: https://bit.ly/3TnzxRG
September 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Disabled people have the right to live in our own homes with the support we need. But the federal government is trying to weaken that right.
When 78 organizations asked AG Rob Bonta to sign a commitment defending community living, he didn't respond.
Urge him to sign: https://bit.ly/3TnzxRG
When 78 organizations asked AG Rob Bonta to sign a commitment defending community living, he didn't respond.
Urge him to sign: https://bit.ly/3TnzxRG
Republicans have shown they care little for legal precedence.
“It’s simply wrong and inconsistent with 50 years of law.”
Read a joint statement from seven national organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Disability Rights Education & Defense dredf.org/statement-te...
“It’s simply wrong and inconsistent with 50 years of law.”
Read a joint statement from seven national organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Disability Rights Education & Defense dredf.org/statement-te...
Statement of National Disability Organizations on the Department of Justice’s Proposed Resolution of Texas v. Kennedy - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
dredf.org
September 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Republicans have shown they care little for legal precedence.
“It’s simply wrong and inconsistent with 50 years of law.”
Read a joint statement from seven national organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Disability Rights Education & Defense dredf.org/statement-te...
“It’s simply wrong and inconsistent with 50 years of law.”
Read a joint statement from seven national organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Disability Rights Education & Defense dredf.org/statement-te...
Access Living is a founding member of the new Defend Community Integration Coalition
DCIC’s membership is comprised of Access Living, AAPD, ASAN, BCMHL, CAG, DREDF, CPR, NACDD, NCIL, NDRN, USA.
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September 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Access Living is a founding member of the new Defend Community Integration Coalition
DCIC’s membership is comprised of Access Living, AAPD, ASAN, BCMHL, CAG, DREDF, CPR, NACDD, NCIL, NDRN, USA.
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Subscribe to the Access Living advocacy newsletter
www.accessliving.org/who-we-are/
DCIC’s membership is comprised of Access Living, AAPD, ASAN, BCMHL, CAG, DREDF, CPR, NACDD, NCIL, NDRN, USA.
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Subscribe to the Access Living advocacy newsletter
www.accessliving.org/who-we-are/