The California Disability Leadership Alliance has published its first report, "State of the State: California Disability Policy in 2024." The report details policy areas to advance disability community interests.
All across America, families are being impacted by #TrumpsHealthcareShutdown — this is especially true for the parents and caregivers of medically complex and disabled children.
Join us for this webinar and learn about your right to ask for a “reasonable accommodation” or “reasonable modification” – adjustments to rules, policies, services, and even the physical layout of your home to make it more accessible for you.
Are you a person with disabilities that needs to make changes to your housing rules or to your home’s physical structures to make it more accessible? Join us at this workshop to learn about your rights to do so.
Together they speak at length about the importance of protection and advocacy organizations and their findings at the Cerritos College Hospital facility
DRC's Investigations Unit was featured an episode of the podcast "Committable" by Jesse Mangan. Jesse was joined by DRC Attorneys Liz Logsdon and Robert Reyes Villagómez to speak about the report "Let Me Go: Excessive Restraint of Patients at College Hospital."
In this webinar, you will learn about updates to DOR’s policies about housing cost assistance for school. We encourage current, former, or prospective DOR clients to join us.
We will discuss examples of habitability problems and what tenants can do to make sure the housing provider maintains the property and gives tenants a safe place to live. After, you'll have the opportunity to get your questions answered in a one-on-one consultation.
Have you had a repair or pest issue that a landlord just would not fix? This workshop will share red flags, best practices, and options for addressing an unsafe living environment while protecting your housing.
AB 1225 (Bennett) is now on Governor Newsom’s desk, his signature is the final step to make it law. We respectfully urge the Governor to sign AB 1225 and affirm California’s commitment to making our state parks open and welcoming to all.
The bill establishes an Accessibility Advisory Committee within the Department of Parks and Rec to provide expert guidance on improving access in state parks. This committee will help ensure that individuals with disabilities have a voice in shaping accessibility policies and park improvements.
AB 1225 (Bennett) is a bipartisan bill authored by Asm. Steve Bennett that will help make California’s state parks more accessible so everyone can enjoy them.
In DRC's latest Substack Lauren Clark, a nursing professor, mother of two adults with I/DD and member of DRC's Board of Directors, writes a personal story about her concerns for what SB 258 might mean for her own son's life and dreams.
NEW Substack release from DRC. Understand why we believe SB 258 must die. Go behind the mask of Sen. Wahab’s “Justice for Disabled Spouses” bill, strongly opposed by actual disabled spouses and their allies.
The fund will pay for travel and other costs so that disabled people and our supporters can have their voices heard in Sacramento, Washington, DC, and other places where decisions are made that affect their lives. @andydrc.bsky.social
The IMPACT fund will bolster that work, making it easier for us to mobilize the people who are working with us to build power. We hope you’ll consider making a contribution and help us spread the word! In solidarity and gratitude.
Faced with challenging political environments at the Federal and State levels, DRC launched a power building initiative earlier this year. Our power building initiative leverages grassroots disability power to demand better policies and more accountable political leadership in California and beyond.
DRC's CEO Andy Imparato turns 60 on August 28! To celebrate this milestone birthday, Andy is raising money to create DRC's new IMPACT Fund. IMPACT stands for "Individuals Mobilizing for Power, Action and Collective Triumph."
Image Description: The Ride Ahead poster with a yellow and gray design of Samuel in his wheelchair with his hand up. To his left are landmarks from New York, Niagara Falls, DC, St. Louis, and other locations in the film. Text on the poster reads “THE RIDE AHEAD. Now streaming FREE on PBS.
THE RIDE AHEAD follows Samuel Habib, a typical 21-year-old, itching to move out, start a career and find love. But no one tells you how to be an adult, let alone an adult with a disability.
This facility does not offer a basic, safe custody setting. Instead, the Adelanto setting is abusive, neglectful, and must immediately address the issues detailed in the report.
When DRC visited Adelanto, we found a plethora of issues. Inadequate access to medical and mental health care and disability accommodations, inadequate access to basic survival items like food, water, and clothes, and limited connections with family and natural supports.
