DREDF is deeply disappointed a spending bill without extensions of ACA tax credits that makes healthcare affordable for millions passed. We will continue to advocate for healthcare for all. Read our letter:

"My role has always been to push the envelope and to see where the ADA could be used in ways that weren’t obvious or explicit." - Arlene Mayerson, DREDF Directing Attorney Emerita & Of Counsel Read more in this new @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social article: www.law.berkeley.edu/article/arle...

We are now accepting Arlene Mayerson Summer Internship applications (for rising 2Ls & 3Ls). Join us at DREDF and work alongside attorneys, special education advocates, and policy analysts! Learn more at dredf.org/2026-dredf-a...

Your air travel story can spark change. DREDF's friends at All Wheels Up are supporting research by inviting passengers with disabilities and caregivers to share their air travel experiences in a study. Take the brief anonymous survey: https://ku.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0UMzzfiSH8Vdkq2

Layoffs & cuts to special ed threaten the rights of millions of disabled students. Read @americanprogress.bsky.social's analysis:

November is Native American Heritage Month.  Learn how disability and Native identity intersect through first-hand stories and resources from @disabilityrightsfl.bsky.social: https://disabilityrightsflorida.org/blog/entry/deaf_disabled_native_americans

Cuts to special education protections are happening now. Join DREDF + partners at a Virtual Town Hall to Protect IDEA on Nov 4 @ 4 pm ET. Together, we can help protect the rights of children w/ disabilities. Register https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ROjpXDrPS76Hm2y3udCXbg#/registration

Wondering how special ed evaluations work and why they matter? Join us for a free virtual training on Nov. 10, 7 to 8:30 pm PT: "Special Education Evaluations: Why & How We Evaluate Students with Disabilities” to learn about tests and why they're needed. Hosted by DREDF PTI.  Register at dredf.org

Please join us in welcoming Drew, our new Communications Strategist! Drew will strengthen and expand DREDF's communications efforts during a critical time for disability rights. We’re looking forward to sharing more content, more often, including more videos.

23 years ago, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) expanded voting access for millions of voters with disabilities. Today, we celebrate that progress and continue working toward full participation for all. #VotingRights #Accessibility #YesAccess #HAVA

Today is the #SNAPDayOfAction, and we need you to join us and act now. 42 million Americans are at risk of losing SNAP benefits on Nov 1st. USDA has a contingency fund but hasn't released it. Contact your Members of Congress today.

Friends, family, and neighbors shouldn’t have to go hungry, become unhoused, and lose healthcare. Millions are already hurting with basic needs cuts and millions more are at risk from the continuing government shutdown. Learn how it will impact you and what you can do: dredf.org/shutdown-update/

The Trump Administration wants to reverse the Rehabilitation Act's Section 503 regulations that supports federal contractors having disabled people represent 7% of their workforce. We refuse to let that happen! On this #DisabledWomensEqualPayDay, join us in fighting back! tinyurl.com/DWEPD25

Today is #DisabledWomensEqualPayDay, and our rights and health are under attack. Medicaid cuts are projected to deprive disabled women of life-saving health care and employment supports. Join us in fighting back! tinyurl.com/DWEPD25

Congress, please reopen the government and fix what you broke. 24 million people depend on ACA coverage and cuts to Medicaid and health care hit disabled people and families first. dredf.org/the-governme...

“I’m very fearful that we are headed towards a less inclusive, less diverse and more segregated public school setting.” - Karma Quick-Panwala, DREDF's Children & Family Advocacy Services Director in a new article by @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/educ...

As the devastation of the 2025 reconciliation law sets in, politicians are creating distractions and spreading lies about immigrants to distract from the truth. We're here to set the record straight: www.nilc.org/resources/fa...

The Healthcare Over Billionaires Rally will be streamed here: www.youtube.com/live/VGaILms...

If Congress doesn’t act to extend the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits, KFF’s latest analysis finds that premium payments would more than double on average in 2026. See the data: https://on.kff.org/3WfWxjj

For the November/December issue of @motherjones.com, I dove into the history of the word "able-bodied"—including how it's been harmful to disabled Americans since the 1930s and it most certainly will be when Medicaid work reqs come into play again. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

As of last Monday, 26 states implemented or announced updates to their COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccine policies, providing broader access than current federal limits. Get a snapshot of state actions on vaccine policy in our brief: https://on.kff.org/3IhxRnr

Today at 7pm PT: Know Your Rights, Own Your Voice: Disability Access in College dredf-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Enhanced Premium Tax Credits protect over 20 million people from medical bills that drain savings & wreck credit. Congress had the chance to act—instead, they chose cuts. Join us in urging Congress to make these tax credits permanent & repeal health care cuts: commcat.io/467vrRn #CareNotCuts

We denounce any and all efforts by the Administration to deny our existence as we are now. We are whole, we are human, and we are with you. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A reminder to follow journalists, today and every day. If you say you're going to have disability representation in an article on a disability topic, interview a disabled person, not a non-disabled parent. Their perspectives don't count as disability representation.

"You can’t eradicate autism without eradicating autistic people. It’s genocidal rhetoric against us that’s justified by 'autism destroys families. It destroys children.' No, it doesn’t. It’s bias against autistic people." From an interview at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The Department of Labor is proposing rollbacks to rules that help workers with disabilities access jobs with federal contractors. Tell the DOL's Federal Contract Compliance Program Office: Don’t gut Section 503. Comments are due by September 17th. Take action now: dredf.org/what-is-sect...

Eligibility for postpartum people has changed, and while children can still access shots, questions about the cost and availability are still unclear.

Save the date for the 2025 Superfest Disability Film Festival! This year it will take place October 16-19. To sign up for updates go to superfestfilm.org

Our demands to @mayorbowser.bsky.social: DC leaders should not be praising federal intrusion that is terrorizing neighbors. Instead, leaders should: 1. Denounce the takeover 2. Insist on an end to the federal surge 3. Defend residents from abuse by ICE & Police 4. Enforce Sanctuary Values Act.

Workers’ rights and disability rights are undeniably intertwined, and DREDF staff formed its Union to ensure workers, especially workers with disabilities, have an equal voice at DREDF to protect their rights and thrive in their workplace. dredf.org/dredf-celebr...

Time to submit comments to oppose a republic plan to rollback rules that help people with #disabilities get hired by federal contractors. Comments (they can be short!) due this Tuesday Sept. 2. All the info you need is here: www.lflegal.com/2025/08/comm... Thx @dredf.bsky.social

Our 46th Anniversary Event, Celebrating Resistance, is 14 days away! The event will be held in Berkeley at the Ed Roberts Campus and livestreamed via Zoom. Learn more and get tickets now: dredf.org/event/celebr...

Right now, there are 371 comments on the proposed changes to Section 503. Learn how to submit a comment and help protect the employment of people with disabilities! Comments must be received by September 2. dredf.org/what-is-sect...

We just released a statement on SB 258 and our work to ensure the bill protects the sexual autonomy of all disabled people. Our FAQ provides context on the bill, the amendments we fought for & why we took the position we did. Our full statement: dredf.org/promoting-se... FAQ: dredf.org/sb-258-faq/

Excellent statement from @dredf.bsky.social on Trump’s authoritarian attack on DC. I appreciate the direct links both to his executive order calling for detention of people with mental health issues, and to last year’s Grants Pass ruling. This is about removing “undesirables” from public space.

"Strength isn’t just about momentary power to jump building to building, it is also endurance to handle what is less than ideal. It’s the gritty persistence that disabled people embody every day." - Patty Berne via @truthout.org truthout.org/articles/the...

"Disability isn’t a binary code of ones and zeroes. Disability is a spectrum, and it affects more of us than politicians may realize. Because no matter what, if you’re privileged to live long enough, you will end up with some disability." @seemiaroll.bsky.social dcjournal.com/politicians-...

Hooray for the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center! abc7news.com/post/new-san...

We filed an amicus brief with @justiceinaging.org, Center for Medicare Advocacy, @centerforpublicrep.bsky.social, @dlunited.bsky.social, @dredf.bsky.social, @theconsumervoice.org, and @nhelp.bsky.social to support the rights of those at risk of institutionalization. foxrob.com/wp-content/u...

“This is a return to ‘ugly laws’ — and paves the way for the institutionalization and shuttering away of anyone this administration feels to be undesirable... This is absolutely a slippery slope, and the product of an agenda infused with eugenic thinking.” www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/08/01/t...

In honor of National Breastfeeding Month, which raises awareness about the importance and benefits of breastfeeding, we’re hosting a webinar to discuss how to support new parents with a variety of disabilities in lactation and breastfeeding their child. Register on Zoom: zurl.co/UMvAl

DREDF joined 90+ organizations in support of a People's AI Action Plan. The plan includes concrete, actionable ideas for an AI agenda that furthers the interests of everyday people + challenges the tech billionaire agenda being pushed by the current Administration. Learn more: PeoplesAIAction.com

It is ADA season! Check out "Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act," and the incredible resources PBS has on their page: www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...

DREDF is collecting stories this weekend to uplift at the 60-Hour Protect Medicaid Vigil. Please submit your story here this weekend so we can have them ready to read beginning July 23rd: www.surveymonkey.com/r/protect-me... More information on the vigil: protectmedicaidvigil.com

Series of new reports highlight how the criminal justice system often fails to meet the needs of people with disabilities, and it offers opportunities to make the justice system more fair and more accessible: www.macfound.org/press/grante...

The California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Terner Center for Housing Innovation are collecting public input to help shape the future of social housing in California. Learn more and submit a comment by July 25: dredf.org/take-action-...

Join us for an important webinar discussion on emergency preparedness for disabled parents and their families. Register here: zurl.co/DEEoc #ParentsWithDisabilities #DisabledParents #DisabledParenting #DisabledParent

Please take a few minutes to read this piece from one of my dearest friends, who was arrested at the Capitol last week. And join them in defending Medicaid at this crucial moment.

Yesterday, more than 50 people were arrested by Capitol police for protesting the proposed cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential lifelines. These cuts will cause immense harm to disabled and multiply marginalized people. Among those arrested was our Governmental Affairs Liaison, Carol.