Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) colleagues at Center for Disability Rights are bringing the Rochester community together to mourn Gregory Kase, demand accountability, and begin building a Deaf community-led task force focused on preventing tragedies like this.
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Too often, a call for help ends in significant harm or death for people with disabilities. On August 9, Gregory Kase, a Deaf man experiencing a mental health crisis, was…
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Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)
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- Legal Services
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- Berkeley, US
- Company size
- 11–50 employees
About Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)
The Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities. Our mission is to advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development.
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Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) highlights that HUD has given inaccessible housing a one-year expiration date on accountability for multifamily housing requiring accessible entrances, doors, kitchens, and bathrooms.
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Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) is celebrating its 47th Anniversary Gala on September 10.
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Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) joined national disability organizations in strongly condemning the Department of Justice's request in the Texas v. Kennedy case to erase community integration protections from Health and Human Services Section 504 regulations.
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