Events
Events
View Disability Rights California’s upcoming webinars that are informative and empowering. Our free trainings provide information and resources on different topics.
Disability Rights California Events
Disability Rights California Events
California Memorial Project 23rd Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony
The Peer Self-Advocacy Program and the California Memorial Project will host its 23rd annual Remembrance Ceremony, it is an opportunity to inspire and empower us all with hope for a future that will cultivate awareness, acknowledgment, appreciation and respect for our peers with mental health, intellectual, and developmental disabilities who lived or currently live in state institutions – who are often unseen, unheard and forgotten.
Back-to-School: Impacts of Federal Policy Changes on Disabled Students and Their Families
Our panel will be informing the community on how federal education, health, and immigration policies are impacting California schools and young people with disabilities. We will explore the changing education funding landscape and increased immigration enforcement, and ways we can continue to support young people and their families and preserve vital disability services.
Habitability and the Right to Safe Living Conditions
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. After the workshop, tenants with disabilities will have an opportunity to have a one-on-one consultation with a member of the Equal Access and Housing Practice Group.
When the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) Can Help Pay for School Housing Costs
Do you receive services from the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) and have to move to attend school? 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.
Know Your Rights: Support Animals in Housing
Assistance animals are wonderful helpers and companions for people with disabilities, but the process of keeping one in your home can be stressful. Join DRC’s Equal Access and Housing Practice Group as we discuss Californians’ rights to have assistance animals in their homes because of their disabilities.
Housing Authority Advocacy Workshop
Are you a participant or an applicant in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program and have questions about accommodations? In this workshop, you’ll learn more about Housing Authority standards and the steps you can take to fix common problems.
Eviction Notices in California
Are you a renter with a disability in California and have questions about evictions? Learn about your rights in this workshop, which will cover eviction notice requirements, what to do if you receive an eviction notice, and tips for resolving or even preventing these issues.
Reasonable Accommodations in Housing Workshop
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? Please join us at this workshop to learn about your rights to do so.