October 1, 2026—Hanford, CA—Disability Rights California (DRC) and Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) have entered into a settlement with Kings County Probation Department that will reform conditions f...

A federal judge has certified a class of current and future prisoners with mobility disabilities in a lawsuit alleging that Five Points Correctional Facility in Romulus denies wheelchairs, canes and o...

September 24, 2026 – Brooklyn, New York – On September 14, 2026, Judge Ramón E. Reyes, Jr. of the Eastern District of New York substantially denied Defendants’ attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed in Ma...

September 15, 2026—Romulus, NY—On August 24, 2026, Judge Vacca of the District Court for the Western District of New York granted Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in the lawsuit titled Carde...

A new lawsuit filed against the Illinois Department of Corrections alleges incarcerated deaf people do not have equal access to phone calls.

September 3, 2026—Chicago, IL—Yesterday, Daniel Valenzuela, a Deaf individual incarcerated in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), filed a federal lawsuit challenging IDOC’s failure to provi...

Join us for an evening recognizing Neel Chatterjee and highlighting DRA’s legal advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities across California and nationwide. September 10, 2026 Los Altos Community ...

August 31, 2026—San Francsico, CA—On August 21, 2026, U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney approved a class action settlement that will resolve litigation against The Hertz Corporation under the Amer...

Join us for an evening celebrating DRA’s work protecting the rights of people with disabilities in Chicago and beyond — with special guest and 2026 Gala honoree Neel Chatterjee. October 27, 6 pm – 8 p...

Join us for an evening recognizing Neel Chatterjee and highlighting DRA’s legal advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities across California and nationwide. September 10, 2026 Los Altos Community ...

The long-running litigation took the MTA to task for elevator outages leaving many passengers who use wheelchairs stranded and “in the dangerous and humiliating act” of asking strangers to carry them ...

Berkeley’s encampment removal practices violate the U.S. Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act, the plaintiffs argue.

New York, NY—July 29, 2026—Today, a coalition of disability rights advocates announced a settlement of the long-running class action lawsuit against the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority ...

Chicago is installing beeping crossing signals for the blind, but a monitor found they often need fixes to make them more useful.

Join us for an evening recognizing Neel Chatterjee and highlighting DRA’s legal advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities across California and nationwide. September 10, 2026 Los Altos Community ...

A federal judge ruled in a class action lawsuit that Chicago’s failure to make its signalized crosswalks accessible to blind and low-vision pedestrians violated the Americans With Disabilities Act and...

Airport ride company SuperShuttle Express settles disability-rights lawsuit by three Bay Area women, agreeing to carry wheelchairs in its vehicles and paying settlement.