About Disability Rights California

Disability Rights California (DRC) works for a world where all people with disabilities have power and are treated with dignity and respect. In this world, people with disabilities are supported, valued, included in their communities, afforded the same opportunities as people without disabilities, and make their own decisions.

(Sacramento, CA) - Disability Rights California applauds President Biden for delivering on his promises to increase essential support for individuals with disabilities. On October 28, 2021, President Biden announced the $1.75 trillion economic recovery package, Build Back Better Framework, that will guide drafting the legislative language for investments of in-home and community-based services, jobs, child care, climate, housing, and many support services that will impact the disability community.

(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.

(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.