Disability Civil Rights And Discrimination Issues - Disability Rights Education And Defense Fund

- Provides referrals regarding disability discrimination issues and rights under the law - Training, information, and legal advocacy to parents of children with disabilities to help them secure the education and services guaranteed to their children by law - Legal representation (only takes a few cases each year) to adults and children with disabilities, in both individual and class action cases involving their rights to employment, education, transportation, housing, and access to public accommodations - Training and speakers for the disability community, public entities, and private businesses on the provisions of the ADA and its relationship to other state and federal laws - Education for legislators and policy-makers on issues affecting the rights of people with disabilities - Training for law students through the Disability Clinical Legal Education Program, including a consortium of 5 law schools and DREDF, offering a course in disability rights law and a clinic in which students work on DREDF cases