Official website of the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF), a civil rights law and policy center founded in 1979 by individuals with disabilities and parents of such individuals. The DREDF engages in legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development. The website provides access to various publications including articles, issue papers, handbooks, guides, and pamphlets which can be accessed through each of the Disabilities Rights Issues areas of the site: Access to Health Care, Special Education, Transportation, Assisted Suicide, Foster Youth and Transition, Medical Ethics and Disability, and Environmental Justice.