DREDF & Disability Rights Policy A Brief History: Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund DREDF

1979 – 1980: Establishing Disability Rights Meeting with other civil rights leaders Established our office in Washington, DC Joined the Executive Committee of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Produced “No More Stares,” a book about the experience of girls and women with disabilities 2

1981 – 1986: Standing Ground Organized the community and lobbied to defeat the Reagan administration’s attempt to repeal Section 504 Organized parents of children with disabilities to stop the Administration from weakening the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Increased legal efforts at the US Supreme Court 3

1987 – 1990: Setting the Agenda 4 Arline Supreme Court case Establishing the right for inclusive education Fair Housing Amendments Act The Americans with Disabilities Act

1991 – 1998: Implementation 5 The DREDF ADA Hotline National ADA Trainings and the ADA Guide to Implementation ADA Regulations Holland v. Sacramento National Council on Disability research and publications on the enforcement of disability civil rights laws

1998 – 1999: Challenges 6 The US Supreme Court, the Sutton Trilogy and the definition of disability

: Recommitment 7 International conference on disability rights Supreme Court cases continue: Garrett v. University of Alabama (2001) Toyota v. Williams (2002) Tennessee v. Lane (2004) Reauthorization of IDEA

: New Arenas ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Access to the Internet and emerging technologies Access to healthcare & HEALTHCARE STORIES Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Minority students with disabilities and the school- to-prison pipeline

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund DREDF Thank you Susan Henderson Executive Director