Disability Rights Advocates is a nationally recognized nonprofit legal center dedicated to securing and advancing equal rights for people with all types of disabilities. Specializing in high-impact, systemic civil rights litigation, the organization stands out for its commitment to broad social change and its policy of never charging clients for representation.
With a focus on cases that affect large groups of individuals, DRA leverages its extensive experience in disability law to challenge widespread violations across both public and private sectors. The firm targets clients and class members facing discrimination in critical areas such as access to public facilities, healthcare, education, and employment, ensuring that civil rights protections are enforced on a meaningful scale.
Services Offered
- Systemic civil rights litigation
- Class action lawsuits
- Disability rights advocacy
- Cases involving architectural barriers
- Education and school accessibility cases
- Emergency preparedness access litigation
- Employment discrimination cases
- Healthcare access lawsuits
- Housing and homelessness-related disability cases
- Investigations into civil rights violations
- Jails, prisons, and detention facility accessibility cases
- Juvenile justice system advocacy
- Private business accessibility compliance
- Public entity compliance litigation
- Technology accessibility cases
- Transportation access lawsuits
- Veterans benefits accessibility advocacy
- Voting access rights litigation
DRA serves clients nationwide and has successfully pursued landmark cases affecting people with a range of disabilities, including mobility, visual, hearing, developmental, learning, and mental health disabilities. Their work has resulted in significant improvements in accessibility and inclusion across multiple states and industries.
