DRA logo + "DRA's 2026 Winter Newsletter"
Check out DRA's winter newsletter!
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· Important updates from DRA's President & CEO Rebecca Williford
· DRA is hiring!
· A conversation with DRA Senior Counsel Meredith Weaver
· Recent case developments and victories
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(3) At DRA, our mission is clear: advancing the #CivilRights of people with disabilities through high-impact litigation. That includes standing up for Black disabled people when their rights are violated.
We are proud to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Black History Month this year.
(2) We know disability discrimination doesn’t happen in a vacuum. For many Black disabled people, barriers in healthcare, housing, education, employment, and the justice system are compounded.
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"DRA Celebrates Black History Month" + DRA logo
(1) #BlackHistoryMonth is a time to honor the leadership, resilience, and contributions of Black Americans—including the millions of Black people with #disabilities.
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DRA's Victoria Pilger, Jameelah Najieb, Rebecca Williford, Rachel Weisberg, and Thomas Zito smiling together at Impact Fund's 2026 Class Action Legal Training Conference.
Thank you to our friends from @impactfund.bsky.social for a wonderful class action law conference last week!
We are so grateful for the community you convene and the #SocialJustice impact litigation that you make possible!
Image 3: DRA’s Rebecca Williford speaking to a room full of seated guests.
Image 4: DRA’s Shawna Parks poses and smiles with Olivia Almalel, a client in DRA’s LA parks lawsuit.
Image 1: DRA’s Kate Hamilton, Rebecca Williford, and Sean Betouliere pose and smile with event host Loreen Arbus.
Image 2: DRA’s Kate Hamilton, Rebecca Williford, Sean Betouliere, and Shawna Parks pose and smile with DRA board member Sofia Vergara.
It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow supporters and hear remarkable stories from DRA’s President & CEO Rebecca Williford and other DRA staff about our mission and high-impact #DisabilityRights cases, especially during the Q&A session.
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DRA’s Kate Hamilton, Rebecca Williford, and Sean Betouliere pose and smile with event host Loreen Arbus.
DRA’s Kate Hamilton, Rebecca Williford, Sean Betouliere, and Shawna Parks pose and smile with DRA board member Sofia Vergara.
DRA’s Rebecca Williford speaking to a room full of seated guests.
DRA’s Shawna Parks poses and smiles with Olivia Almalel, a client in DRA’s LA parks lawsuit.
Huge thank you to everyone that joined us yesterday for our celebration of DRA’s work in Los Angeles!
Our steadfast ally Loreen Arbus opened her beautiful, art-filled home for an intimate and inspiring get together to celebrate the impactful work DRA is doing in the LA area.
Last week DRA, @lawfoundation.bsky.social, King & Spalding, & Goodwin secured a landmark decision ensuring government agencies in #California are held accountable when they improperly withhold records that are, by law, the people’s records.
Read Law.com coverage: www.law.com/therecorder/...
LEGAL VICTORY: DRA, @lawfoundation.bsky.social, King & Spalding, and Goodwin Procter have secured a landmark decision ensuring government agencies in #California are held #accountable when they improperly withhold records that are, by law, the people’s records.
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DRA logo + "DRA Is Hiring! Senior Staff Attorney (NY), https://dralegal.org/category/jobs/"
DRA is hiring for a Senior Staff Attorney in our New York office!
DRA is looking for experienced litigators excited to work on our groundbreaking, #DisabilityRights impact litigation in #NewYork and across the country.
Spread the word or apply today! dralegal.org/jobs/senior-...
DRA logo + "DRA is hiring! Directing Attorney, New York. https://dralegal.org/jobs/"
DRA is hiring for a Directing Attorney in our #NewYork office!
This is an incredible opportunity to build and litigate some of the most blockbuster #DisabilityRights cases that are happening in this country.
Spread the word or apply today! dralegal.org/jobs/directi...
View DRA’s 2025 case highlights video: vimeo.com/dralegal/202...
How can you ensure this important work continues? Make an end-of-year donation to DRA: dralegal.org/donate/
#DisabilityRights #CivilRights
"2025 Annual Report" + DRA Advisory Board Member Xian Horn, DRA Board Member Emily Ladau, and DRA President & CEO Rebecca Williford pose together at DRA’s 2025 NYC Celebration + Group shot of 11 DRA staff members sitting around a table at a staff gathering in Berkeley, CA + DRA’s Rachel Weisberg presenting an award to Proskauer at DRA’s 2025 Chicago Celebration + Group shot of 28 of DRA’s staff and clients posing together at DRA’s 2025 NYC Client Appreciation Event + DRA logo
We are proud to present DRA's 2025 annual report!
Learn how we spent 2025 advancing the rights of people with #disabilities through our work on architectural barriers, the criminal legal system, civics, education, healthcare, housing, pedestrian access, and transit.
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DRA’s work is saving lives, transforming streetscapes and public and private institutions, and enabling equity. If you want to make sure your donation is used to level the playing field for people with #disabilities, donate to DRA today!
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DRA logo + Group shot of 28 of DRA’s staff and clients posing together at DRA’s 2025 NYC Client Appreciation Event + Support DRA's Fight for Disability Rights With a Year End Donation!
What makes DRA worth investing in this giving season? Our #impact.
Read DRA’s end-of-year appeal and give today to fuel DRA’s ongoing fight for #DisabilityRights:
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Congratulations again to our 2025 award recipients Janni Lehrer-Stein and @proskauer.bsky.social!
If you haven’t had the chance to support DRA this year, you can still donate today! All proceeds will fund our critical, high-impact casework. dralegal.org/donate/
President & CEO Rebecca Williford smiles with honorees Janni Lehrer-Stein and Proskauer’s Stephen Hibbard in front of a sunset and San Francisco skyline.
President & CEO Rebecca Williford poses with an event guest.
Eight DRA staff posing together and smiling.
Award presenter Ann O'Leary poses with awardee Janni-Lehrer Stein and three other event guests smiling broadly.
DRA's 2025 #SanFrancisco Celebration was a huge success!
We are so grateful to everyone who joined us for DRA's final event of the year. Your presence made the night truly special, and together we lifted up the importance of #DisabilityRights and the power of legal advocacy.
Where you donate matters! DRA is a nonprofit with 4 out of 4 stars on Charity Navigator, and your gift today will directly fuel our crucial battle for #DisabilityRights.
www.charitynavigator.org/ein/943189313
Thank you to everyone who sponsored and supported our 2025 Celebrations in NYC and Chicago, and those that plan to attend tonight’s San Francisco Celebration at Morrison Foerster
View photos from our NYC Celebration: dralegal.org/photos/2025-... and Chicago Celebration: dralegal.org/photos/2025-...
Giving Tuesday logo + DRA's Rebecca Williford at the DRA booth at the 2025 NYC Disability Pride Parade + DRA’s Rachel Weisberg posing with two DRA clients and two co-counsel members from Proskauer outside a Chicago courtroom following a successful hearing + DRA’s Victoria Pilger posing with nine DRA clients holding signs and a large banner that says "Elevators Are For Everyone" outside of MTA headquarters in NYC
DRA logo + DRA's Jameelah Najieb posing with two DRA clients and one co-counsel member from East Bay Community Law Center outside a San Francisco courthouse following a successful hearing + DRA's Victoria Pilger and former DRA attorney Joshua Rosenthal posing with two co-counsel members from The Legal Aid Society and one co-counsel member from Winston & Strawn LLP outside a New York courthouse following a successful hearing + DRA's Madeleine Reichman posing with a DRA client outside a New York courtroom following a successful hearing
This #GivingTuesday, consider a gift to DRA, an organization with incredible impact. Our mission is to safeguard the #CivilRights of people with #disabilities and our country needs this work now more than ever!
Donate today: dralegal.org/donate/
At the celebration we will present awards to Janni Lehrer-Stein and Proskauer, toast DRA’s successes of the past year, and fortify ourselves for the work ahead. We hope you will join us for delicious drinks and appetizers, riveting presentations, and sweeping views.
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"San Francisco Celebration, December 2" + DRA logo
"San Francisco Celebration Honorees" + Portrait of Janni Lehrer-Stein + "Janni Lehrer-Stein" + Proskauer logo + "Proskauer"+ DRA logo
DRA’s #SanFrancisco Celebration is just around the corner!
If you missed our exciting 2025 Celebrations in Chicago and New York, you can still join us for our final event of the year on December 2 at @mofollp.bsky.social.
Purchase tickets or sponsor the event today! dralegal.org/annual-gala/...
If you couldn’t make it to New York, you still have one last chance to celebrate with us this year at our 2025 #SanFrancisco Celebration on December 2nd.
Learn more about tickets and sponsorship opportunities: dralegal.org/annual-gala/...
We hope you enjoyed seeing our special guests Former Secretary of State and US Senator from New York Secretary Hillary Clinton and actor Danny Woodburn, plus James Ian's incredible musical performance. And congratulations again to our 2025 award recipients Janni Lehrer-Stein and Proskauer Rose LLP!
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Former Secretary of State and US Senator from New York Hillary Rodham Clinton presenting the Edith Prentiss Award to DRA Advisory Board Member Janni Lehrer-Stein on stage.
Special guest Danny Woodburn on stage to kick off the event.
DRA Board Member James Ian singing into a microphone on stage.
DRA Advisory Board Member Xian Horn, DRA Board Member Emily Ladau, and DRA President & CEO Rebecca Williford smiling together.
We are so grateful to everyone who joined us for DRA's 2025 #NewYork Celebration. Your presence made the night truly special, and together we lifted up the importance of #DisabilityRights and the power of legal advocacy.
All proceeds fund our high-impact casework. Donate today: dralegal.org/donate/
"New York Celebration. Nov 12" + DRA logo
"Special Guest" + Portrait of Danny Woodburn + "Danny Woodburn, Award-winning journeyman actor, director, and producer"
"Special Guest" + Portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton + "Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former Secretary of State and US Senator from New York"
"Honorees" + Portrait of Janni Lehrer-Stein + "Janni Lehrer-Stein" + Proskauer logo + "Proskauer" + "Featured Guests" + Portrait of Emily Ladau + "Emily Ladau" + Portrait of James Ian + "James Ian"
Breaking news! Award-winning journeyman actor, director, & producer Danny Woodburn will be joining DRA’s 2025 NY Celebration next week!
Join us on Wed Nov 12 at City Winery West Side for an unforgettable program.
Get your tickets or sponsor the event today! dralegal.org/annual-gala/...
“As a first-generation immigrant and first-generation law school student, I am so excited to become a first-generation lawyer!" Raika said. "To be able to practice law is an honor and a privilege, and at DRA, I will use my privilege to amplify the voices of the disability community.”
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Raika Kim smiling and holding her Illinois State Bar license
We are thrilled to announce that DRA's incredible Wolinsky Fellow Raika Kim is now officially an attorney!
Today she was admitted to the Illinois State Bar and we are so proud of her. Congratulations!
