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Contact your representatives and protect 504.

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section 504 is under attack, AGAIN!!! 🚨
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February 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Action item for folks in Texas, Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, and South Dakota:

Texas and Eight Other States Renew Attack on Section 504 and the Right of Disabled People to Live in their Communities - DREDF share.google/K6BFHP421JOk...
Texas and Eight Other States Renew Attack on Section 504 and the Right of Disabled People to Live in their Communities - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
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February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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If you live in Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, or South Dakota, DREDF has information about how to contact your attorney general.
Texas and Eight Other States Renew Attack on Section 504 and the Right of Disabled People to Live in their Communities - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
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January 30, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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Help shape how DREDF communicates. We’re launching our 2025 Communications Survey to learn how you want to hear from us and how we can do better. Your feedback matters! Take the survey now: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SFBX699
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January 29, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Are your child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals designed for success?

Join us for Part 6: Writing SMART Goals in the IEP to learn what the law requires and what it takes to make strong goals.

Register for the training: https://dredf-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4oMpifxNT7mAvGHMQPM01w
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January 28, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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The House’s vote to increase ICE funding puts disabled people who are immigrants or people of color at greater risk of harm. DREDF urges the Senate to reject the FY26 DHS funding bill and supports the National Day of Solidarity with Minnesota.

Read more & take action:
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DREDF Urges Senate to Reject DHS Funding Bill, Expresses Solidarity with Minnesota and All Communities Impacted by ICE Violence - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
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January 23, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Help shape how DREDF communicates!

We’re launching our 2025 Communications Survey to learn how you want to hear from us and how we can do better. Your feedback matters! Take the survey now: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SFBX699
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January 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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MLK wrote these words from a jail cell, where he was held for participating in nonviolent protests and for refusing to accept injustice. His message reminds us: our struggles are bound together.

DREDF is closed in observation of Dr. King’s legacy + the ongoing fight for civil and human rights.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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By: dredf on Thursday, January 15, 2026
New Cuts to Addiction and Mental Health Grants Are Dehumanizing and Deadly
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
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January 15, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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Join DREDF for Part 5 of our Training Series: The Importance of IEP Goals.
Learn about what IDEA requires, where goals come from, and how they support meaningful access to education. Register: https://dredf.org/event/part-5-of-10-the-importance-of-iep-goals/
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January 13, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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We're proud to share the @berkeleylaw.bsky.social 7th Annual CLE Conference on Jan 29 - 30, 2026. DREDF’s Ayesha Elaine Lewis will present on Jan 30.
 - Up to 13 CA CLE credits
 - DREDF supporters get $100 off registration
Register: https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=862704&
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January 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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The House voted to extend ACA premium subsidies that keep health care affordable for millions. Now the Senate must pass it, too.
Call your Senators and urge them to pass the extension.
More info:
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January 10, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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By: dredf on Thursday, January 8, 2026
Fight the Attacks on Trans People: Oppose Three HHS Proposed Rules
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
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January 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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HHS has proposed 3 harmful rules that would allow discrimination against trans people, block essential care for trans youth using Medicaid/CHIP, and bar trans youth from receiving care at hospitals. These rules aren’t final,act now. Learn more: https://dredf.org/protect-trans-rights/
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January 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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For students with disabilities, access to education has been shaped by civil rights, advocacy, and the belief that every child belongs.

DREDF has worked for decades to advance inclusive, equitable education so students with disabilities can succeed.

Support our work: https://dredf.org/donate/
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January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Opportunity begins with access—to live, learn, love, and work in the community.

With your support, DREDF will continue its decades-long work to open doors, remove barriers, and build pathways to full participation in the year ahead.

Support our work: https://dredf.org/donate/
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December 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Freedom means being able to pursue education, employment, healthcare, and community life with autonomy, access and respect.

For decades, DREDF has worked to expand freedom and remove systemic barriers. With your support, we carry this work forward.

Support us: https://dredf.org/donate/
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December 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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By: dredf on Tuesday, December 23, 2025
From Our Executive Director, Michelle Uzeta: Urgency, Hope, and Action
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December 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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For decades, DREDF has advanced the dignity of people with disabilities through litigation, advocacy, and education.

This moment calls for leadership and momentum.

Your support makes it possible to advance policies and strengthen rights.

Donate today: https://dredf.org/donate/
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December 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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By: dredf on Friday, December 19, 2025
Eliminating or Reducing Marriage Penalties Bills Introduced in Congress
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December 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Health care access is on the line. Congress must act NOW to extend the enhanced ACA premium tax credits before they expire or millions could lose affordable coverage. Take action!
Read report: https://bit.ly/kera-aca
CHN Action’s tool: https://bit.ly/ACA-tax-credit 
Call Congress: (202) 224-3121
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December 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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By: dredf on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
DREDF Featured in Retro Report Film on the Fight for the ADA
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
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December 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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In a new @retroreport.org film, “How Activists Pushed for the A.D.A.,” DREDF co-founders Mary Lou Breslin & Pat Wright reflect on the activism, strategy and community power that secured one of the most important civil rights laws in U.S. history

Access the film:
DREDF Featured in Retro Report Film on the Fight for the ADA - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
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December 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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AI tools make decisions about our healthcare, transportation, jobs, housing, safety, and more. Without rules, they routinely discriminate against disabled people. 
How we combat it: https://dredf.org/dredf-opposes-ai-executive-order-restricting-state-laws-calls-for-passage-of-ai-civil-rights-act/
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December 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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What would special education look like without the U.S. Department of Education?
Join DREDF and @copaafape.bsky.social on Dec 9 at 2 PM ET to learn about what you should prepare for.

Register: https://dredf-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__PiU7n1hQl-UFug_fAvD3Q<a href="/hashtag/%2Fregistration" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#/registration
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December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM