2026-06-23T17:08:24-07:00 2025-09-30 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2024-10-01 942620758 Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc DISA 5106442555 3075 Adeline Street Ste 210 Berkeley CA 94703 Maria Michelle Uzeta Executive Dir. 2026-06-23 true true Felix Gorrindo P01658413 5108352727 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Maria Michelle Uzeta 4210171 false X www.dredf.org X 1979 CA To advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development. 9 9 24 11 0 2888579 3213273 258421 796534 174749 131673 -977 52339 3320772 4193819 37350 29120 0 2909220 3207223 0 309904 753581 952183 3700151 4188526 -379379 5293 4803570 5493864 919110 1604111 3884460 3889753 X To advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development. false false 1844789 29120 796534 Legal Advocacy - DREDF advances the civil rights of people with disabilities through impact litigation and advocacy in courts, legislatures, and administrative agencies.In 2025, DREDF continued major litigation challenging the failure of Kaiser and California regulators to require adequate wheelchair coverage in Affordable Care Actregulated health plans. A settlement with state agencies led to adoption of a new California benchmark plan requiring meaningful wheelchair benefits, scheduled to take effect in 2027 pending federal approval, while DREDF continues to pursue individual claims against Kaiser.DREDF also continued monitoring in Armstrong v. News-om, enforcing disability rights in California prisons, with a focus on safety for people with mobility disabilities during emergencies.In education, DREDF secured an attorney fee award following its successful litigation in C.B. v. Moreno Valley Unified School District, which resulted in damages, district-wide reforms, and a precedent-setting ruling protecting disabled students from discriminatory discipline.DREDF led enforcement of Californias prohibition on discrimination against Section 8 voucher holders, filing suit against 30 Los Angeles housing providers for refusing to rent to a disabled voucher participant.DREDF educated communities on emerging threats to civil rights protections, provided statewide training and technical assistance to legal aid programs as an IOLTA Support Center, and filed 17 amicably briefs in state and federal appellate courts in FY2025. 557168 Child and Family Advocacy - DREDFs Parent Training and Information Center provides technical assistance and training on the rights of families and children with disabilities in special education to parents, advocates and professionals. In FY 2025, our education advocates made 2,865 contacts to families across 30 counties in Northern California, directly helping parents and students navigate the special education system and learn their rights in the IEP process. DREDFs education advocates also presented 36 trainings and conducted outreach at 19 events across Northern California. Notably, DREDF kicked off a new, recorded training series, Special Education Academy, that walks attendees through the special education process and can be accessed on DREDFs YouTube channel afterward. The topics of DREDFs additional trainings ranged from supporting foster youth in special education, supporting tribal children with IEPs, learning the basics of special education rights and the IEP process, understanding disability accommodations in post-secondary education, and supporting related professionals as experts in the IEP process. The education advocates also attended several county educational fairs and resource fairs aimed at special education families to increase awareness of DREDFs resources and support for families across Northern California who seek assistance in understanding their rights under special education law. 506962 National Disability Policy and Research - DREDF conducts research, monitors public policy, and provides technical assistance on issues affecting people with disabilities. We advocate for disability civil and human rights in coalition with disability, civil rights, and community organizations, particularly where disability intersects with race, ethnicity, gender, LGBTQ+ status, and immigration status.In 2025, DREDF was deeply engaged in defending federal programs critical to people with disabilities, including Medicaid, health insurance, food assistance, special education, fair housing, accessible transportation and infrastructure, and civil rights enforcement. We issued public alerts and plain-language guidance, mobilized constituents, amplified partner advocacy, submitted comments to Congress, and participated in Hill visits to protect funding and inclusive policies relied on by Californians with disabilities.DREDF also produced policy papers on key issues, including source-of-income discrimination in housing, emerging strategies in Olmsted litigation to expand accessible housing, and the safety and accessibility needs of Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, and DeafDisabled communities in autonomous vehicle transportation.Our advocacy continued on reproductive justice and family integrity for people with disabilities, including protecting the right to marry, raise children, and retain access to health care and community supports. We also expanded work on artificial intelligence and disability bias, tracking federal efforts to preempt state regulation and engaging advocates and people with disabilities to develop strategies to identify and address discriminatory impacts of AI, and to equip legal services and community advocates to respond effectively. 102147 Media - DREDF continues to expand its strategic communications efforts to enhance outreach across traditional and social media, elevating disability civil rights. This year, DREDF responded to over 80 press inquiries. In February 2025, DREDF experienced a massive increase in page views and followers due to its coverage of a case that threatened Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. DREDF has over 43,000 followers on social media, over 18,000 subscribers to its email list, and its website averages 1,000 daily page views. During FY 2025, the website had 920,000 views. 71438 Public Education & Technical Assistance - DREDF continues to prioritize theaccessibility of its materials when it amplifies key disability issues through itspartnership with the California Office of Community Partnerships and StrategicCommunications (OCPSC). DREDF serves as a trusted messenger of OCPSC to Californianswith disabilities. DREDF conducted trainings and provided technical assistance ondisability access and inclusion to community-based organizations throughoutCalifornia, building the capacity of over 600 community workers to effectivelyserve and support disabled people and their families. 173585 3082504 true true false true false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false true true false false false false false false true false false false true 23 0 true 24 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false CA X Shining Star Consulting 5106442555 3075 Adeline Street Ste 210 Berkeley CA 94703 Maria M Uzeta Int. 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ED/Dep Dir 157592 15784 20598 193974 Mary Lou Breslin Sr. Policy Advisor 150807 15093 1202 167102 Silvia Yee Policy Director 135912 13164 31512 180588 Susan Henderson Former Executive Director 142842 15656 1812 160310 Cheryl Theis Frmer Brd Family 39573 Compensation false Susan Henderson Former Exec Dir. 55318 Consulting fees false Addison Uzeta Officer Family 21764 Compensation false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No formal process; provided to the Executive Committee for review. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The board is sent a Conflict of Interest Policy and Form at the beginning of the year and the ED follows up to collect completed forms. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The board reviewed Form 990s, job announcements, and nonprofit salary surveys to determine the salary for the new Executive Director hired in 2025. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Executive Director, in consult with senior staff reviews Form 990s, job announcements, and nonprofit salary surveys. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon verbal or written request. DREDF Development Partnership Inc 3075 Adeline Street Ste 210 Berkeley CA CA 94703 521846283 Supporting organization of DREDF, Inc. DC 501(c)(3) 11 Type I NA false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false Related Supporting Organization There was no activity in the DREDF Development Partnership during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. The mission of the DDP, Inc. is to support the charitable and educational work of the Organization.