Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Founded 1979, DREDF is a leading national civil rights law and policy center dedicated to advancing the civil and human rights of people with disabilities. HQ in Berkeley, with office in Washington, DC.
Organization Website
Twitter: @DREDF
Facebook: Facebook
Primary geographic focus: California Statewide, National
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
LAAC Membership Type: Members
Lists: IOLTA-Funded, IOLTA Support Centers
Tags: Disability Rights
Acronym or short name: DREDF
Last year, the National Council on Disability (NCD) released Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students with Disabilities, a report researched and written by Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF).
News Story
Guardian
September 9, 2015
California lawmakers approved AB-15, which is similar to the recently failed SB-128, giving terminally ill patients the ability to end their lives.
News Story
San Jose Mercury News
August 18, 2015
Legislators propose a similar assisted suicide bill in a special health care funding legislative session, bypassing the regular Assembly Health Committee.
News Story
Business Insider
May 5, 2015
Civil rights groups, including NAACP and DREDF, oppose opt-out movement targeting Common Core testing.
Investigative , News Story
EdSource
April 19, 2015
EdSource Today's investigative report into a "behavioral emergency" system found a consistent increase in the use of this type of discipline against students with disabilities.
This overview training will address a “constellation” of hot topics during the Dog Days of August. First tip: depending on context, animals used by people with disabilities can include more than just dogs.
MCLE: 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
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This is a substantive, skills-based training on the disability rights of homeless or housing insecure people with disabilities applying for housing and services through county coordinated entry systems (CES).
(Elimination of Bias)
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This session provides general language use and disability etiquette, increased awareness of how media fosters disability stereotypes, and communication accommodations needed by people with disabilities, including ensuring document accessibility. This session is focused on delivery of legal services in a direct services context. Date training recorded: August 19, 2019
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This session will offer some limited discussion of general language use and disability etiquette relating to the disabilities being covered in this session, as well as biases and stereotypes prevalent in popular culture. The primary focus will be on accommodations, policy modifications, and best practices when working with people with intellectual, developmental, and/or psycho-social disabilities. Physical accessibility will also be covered since people can have multiple disabilities. We will also spend some time addressing intersectionality and things to consider when working with folks with multiple marginalized identities, including disability. This session is focused on delivery of legal services in a direct services context.
MCLE: 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
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The session will provide information about what constitutes a “disability” under civil rights laws, and what legal protections are afforded to employees (or applicants) who meet that definition. The session will also provide information about available remedies, along with tips and best practices for planning for advocacy, and preparing clients for advocacy.
MCLE: 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
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In this webinar, we will hear from an author of the disability community amicus brief in Endrew and one of the thought leaders in this arena about the implications of Endrew for students with disabilities and their advocates.
MCLE: 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
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This training is designed to assist attorneys and advocates in a range of practice areas with issue-spotting for disability rights issues.
MCLE: 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
,
“Structured Negotiation” is a way to achieve a win-win resolution of legal claims while avoiding the need for lawsuits. Your clients gain a forum outside the courtroom where stories matter and they can feel heard. Opposing parties gain a way to do the right thing without conceding legal violations.
MCLE: 1 hour
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Presenters will discuss some of the pitfalls that continue to confront Medi-Cal applicants and beneficiaries, even as the program has undergone significant changes over the past several years.
MCLE: 1 hour
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This session will address current jurisprudence as to the applicability of general federal and California disability civil rights laws to a range of technology contexts, including the Internet.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
This is the second in a series of Disability Rights Law webinars that will offer an overview of relevant legal authority, as well as advocacy tips and practical resources.
MCLE: 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
,
This session will focus on preparing advocates to compare and contrast different “disability” definitions, to assist with disability rights issue-spotting in a variety of practice contexts.
MCLE: 1 hour
Organization Website
Twitter: @DREDF
Facebook: Facebook
Primary geographic focus: California Statewide, National
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
LAAC Membership Type: Members
Lists: IOLTA-Funded, IOLTA Support Centers
Tags: Disability Rights
Acronym or short name: DREDF
Founded in 1979, DREDF is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities. DREDF envisions a just world where all people, with and without disabilities, live full and independent lives free of discrimination, and the organization seeks to realize this vision by confronting the deeply embedded prejudice, paternalism, and economic and social disenfranchisement suffered by Americans with disabilities.
Guided by core principles of equality of opportunity, disability accommodation, accessibility, and inclusion, DREDF’s mission is to advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development.
PRESS/RESEARCH MENTIONING/INVOLVING THIS SOURCE
LAAC Member StoryAdvocates Take on the School to Prison Pipeline for Students with Disabilities
February 9, 2016Last year, the National Council on Disability (NCD) released Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students with Disabilities, a report researched and written by Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF).
News Story
California lawmakers approve assisted dying legislation
Joseph MaytonGuardian
September 9, 2015
California lawmakers approved AB-15, which is similar to the recently failed SB-128, giving terminally ill patients the ability to end their lives.
News Story
California legislators revive right-to-die bill
Lisa M. KriegerSan Jose Mercury News
August 18, 2015
Legislators propose a similar assisted suicide bill in a special health care funding legislative session, bypassing the regular Assembly Health Committee.
News Story
The US education revolution just got a boost
Abby JacksonBusiness Insider
May 5, 2015
Civil rights groups, including NAACP and DREDF, oppose opt-out movement targeting Common Core testing.
Investigative , News Story
Little oversight of restraint practices in special education
Jane Meredith Adams, John C. OsbornEdSource
April 19, 2015
EdSource Today's investigative report into a "behavioral emergency" system found a consistent increase in the use of this type of discipline against students with disabilities.
TRAININGS FROM THIS SOURCE
Dog Days of August: Legal Rights to Animals That Help People with Disabilities
Aug 10, 2018This overview training will address a “constellation” of hot topics during the Dog Days of August. First tip: depending on context, animals used by people with disabilities can include more than just dogs.
MCLE: 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
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Disability Considerations in Coordinated Entry and Homelessness Advocacy
May 2, 2019This is a substantive, skills-based training on the disability rights of homeless or housing insecure people with disabilities applying for housing and services through county coordinated entry systems (CES).
(Elimination of Bias)
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Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Direct Legal Services: Etiquette, Media, and Document Accessibility
Aug 19, 2019This session provides general language use and disability etiquette, increased awareness of how media fosters disability stereotypes, and communication accommodations needed by people with disabilities, including ensuring document accessibility. This session is focused on delivery of legal services in a direct services context. Date training recorded: August 19, 2019
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Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Direct Legal Services (intellectual, developmental, and/or psycho-social disabilities):
Oct 23, 2019This session will offer some limited discussion of general language use and disability etiquette relating to the disabilities being covered in this session, as well as biases and stereotypes prevalent in popular culture. The primary focus will be on accommodations, policy modifications, and best practices when working with people with intellectual, developmental, and/or psycho-social disabilities. Physical accessibility will also be covered since people can have multiple disabilities. We will also spend some time addressing intersectionality and things to consider when working with folks with multiple marginalized identities, including disability. This session is focused on delivery of legal services in a direct services context.
MCLE: 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
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Disability Rights Protections in the Employment & Labor Context
Apr 20, 2020The session will provide information about what constitutes a “disability” under civil rights laws, and what legal protections are afforded to employees (or applicants) who meet that definition. The session will also provide information about available remedies, along with tips and best practices for planning for advocacy, and preparing clients for advocacy.
MCLE: 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
,
New Horizons for Students with Disabilities: Implications from the SCOTUS decision in Endrew v. Douglas Co. Sch District
Dec 5, 2017In this webinar, we will hear from an author of the disability community amicus brief in Endrew and one of the thought leaders in this arena about the implications of Endrew for students with disabilities and their advocates.
MCLE: 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
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Overview of Disability Rights Laws
Oct 11, 2017This training is designed to assist attorneys and advocates in a range of practice areas with issue-spotting for disability rights issues.
MCLE: 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
,
Advocacy Skills Training – Using “Structured Negotiation” As An Alternative to Litigation
Jan 19, 2017“Structured Negotiation” is a way to achieve a win-win resolution of legal claims while avoiding the need for lawsuits. Your clients gain a forum outside the courtroom where stories matter and they can feel heard. Opposing parties gain a way to do the right thing without conceding legal violations.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
2016 Disability Civil Rights Law Series: Select Medi-Cal Eligibility, Enrollment and Managed Care Issues for People with Disabilities in California
Nov 17, 2016Presenters will discuss some of the pitfalls that continue to confront Medi-Cal applicants and beneficiaries, even as the program has undergone significant changes over the past several years.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
2016 Disability Civil Rights Law Series: Technology Access
Apr 5, 2016This session will address current jurisprudence as to the applicability of general federal and California disability civil rights laws to a range of technology contexts, including the Internet.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
2016 Disability Civil Rights Law Series: Providing Legal Services to Clients with Disabilities (With Focus on Mental Health)
Mar 18, 2016This is the second in a series of Disability Rights Law webinars that will offer an overview of relevant legal authority, as well as advocacy tips and practical resources.
MCLE: 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
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2016 Disability Civil Rights Law Series: Civil Rights Definition of “Disability”
Feb 22, 2016This session will focus on preparing advocates to compare and contrast different “disability” definitions, to assist with disability rights issue-spotting in a variety of practice contexts.
MCLE: 1 hour
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