The emergent theme for Disability Rights California in 2024 was breaking through. Our communities’ civil rights have been under assault at the local, state and national level, and we in turn have continued to grow and evolve. Our featured stories this year reflect new alliances, new forums for direct community engagement, new ways of power building, new gains in defending the rights of students, and more. In 2024 we began a renewed journey of breaking through to new horizons of empathy and equity for all.