Press Releases & Statements
Press Releases & Statements
For information on press releases and/or statements please contact:
Melody Pomraning
Communications Director
(916) 504-5938
melody.pomraning@disabilityrightsca.org
Disability Rights California (DRC) - Is the agency designated under federal law to protect and advocate for the rights of Californians with disabilities. The mission of DRC is to advance the rights, dignity, equal opportunities, and choices for all people with disabilities.
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Complaint Filed on Behalf of Students with Disabilities for Discrimination from New California Distance Learning Law
Disability Rights California (DRC) and Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition (LBIRC) Monitor and Submit Recommendations for Long Beach Convention Center Emergency Intake Site
California Department of Education (CDE) Rules in Favor of Students with Disabilities at Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Disability Rights California (DRC) Releases New Report “Evaluation of Limitations of Subminimum Wage Employment Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act”
Settlement Reached in COVID Case at California State Hospital
Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Legal Case Against Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD)
(Riverside, CA) - On June 17, 2021, a federal judge ruled that a lawsuit against Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD), District Superintendent Martinrex Kedziora, Riverside County, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, and several individual school police officers sued over the violent handcuffing of a 12-year-old Black student (C.B.) with disabilities could proceed. The Court denied Defendants’ motions to have the case dismissed.
Housing Rights Advocates File Complaint Detailing Language and Disability Discrimination in CA’s Emergency Rent Assistance Program
(San Francisco, CA) With few California applicants having received rent relief help from the state and millions behind on rent, housing rights and community advocates have filed a complaint calling on the CA Department of Fair Employment and Housing to investigate and remove discriminatory barriers that have blocked people with disabilities and limited English proficiency from applying for emergency assistance.
Settlement Reached to Eliminate the Proration of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Protective Supervision
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Concludes that Alameda County, California, Violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and the U.S. Constitution
Disability Rights California Encouraged by Recent Verdict
Yesterday, the verdict of guilty on all charges for the murder of George Floyd brings solace to George Floyd’s family, encouragement to Black people who have been subjected to racism for generations, and hope to all people who value human life and equal justice under the law.
DRC and Advocates File Complaint Responding to Death at Mesa Verde Detention Facility
Disability Rights California Statement in Response to Recent Violence
As an organization that defends, advances, and strengthens the rights of people with disabilities, Disability Rights California is horrified by the violence against Isaias Cervantes, a 25-year-old Latino deaf and autistic man. On March 31, 2021, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy shot Isaias in his back on the floor of his living room. The shooting left Isaias in critical condition with a spinal cord injury. He remains hospitalized, breathing through a ventilator. If he survives, he may never walk again.
California is One Step Closer to Paying Workers with Disabilities Minimum Wage for Their Labor
DRC and Advocates Request Community-Based Services
Disability Rights California (DRC) joins the ACLU, Justice LA, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in requesting that the LA County Board of Supervisors support the Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR) to provide community-based services for persons considered felony incompetent to stand trial
Disability Rights California Statement in Response to Recent Events toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Disability Rights California (DRC) along with its Asian Pacific Islander Resource and Empowerment (ASPIRE) staff members are heartbroken by the acts of violence on March 16, 2021. Eight people were killed at three different businesses in Georgia, including six Asian women.
