Thanks to the generous support of our donors, Disability Rights Advocates is pleased to make available on our website and in our offices the work of artists from the National Institute of Art & Disabilities (NIAD). NIAD provides an art program that promotes creativity, independence, dignity, and community integration for people with developmental and other disabilities.
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) engages in multi-pronged strategies to achieve systemic change for people with disabilities. Some of these strategies include direct negotiations, education and regulatory advocacy. DRA pursues these efforts as part of organized projects to achieve systemic improvements outside of traditional litigation.
DRA has sought to negotiate a settlement with GGNRA and NPS for four years now, but settlement efforts have failed, and it is now necessary to have the Court rule on the case. We seek an order from the court requiring GGNRA and the National Park Service to identify and eliminate access barriers that prevent or limit people with mobility and vision disabilities from enjoying GGNRA’s parks. We are seeking a comprehensive fix to achieve program access. Learn More about the GGNRA Project.
To address the numerous barriers to quality health care and insurance that people with disabilities face everyday, DRA created the Health Access Project. We work to remove access barriers through litigation, research and public education, leading the way in protecting the right to access health care for people with disabilities. Learn more about the Health Access Project
Education is key to overcoming many of the barriers that people with disabilities face. Unfortunately, education itself has been a major obstacle due to access barriers. DRA challenges the barriers at all levels from K-12 to college and graduate studies. DRA's work seeks to remove physical barriers in school facilities, modifications of discriminatory policies and entrance and exit exams and other high stakes exams accessible. Learn more about the Access to Education Project.
Disability Rights Advocates has been at the forefront of technology access. Our Target case has set a precedent in the law governing e-commerce. DRA is committed to challenging technological barriers that deny people with disabilities equal access. Learn more about the Access to Technology Project.
DRA has launched an Emergency Preparation Project with the goal of systemically improving emergency preparation plans for people with disabilities across California. The concept is to create a universal plan, leading to a smarter, more comprehensive, more responsive system overall. Learn more about the Emergency Preparation Project.
