News Room | Tag: Discrimination
Disability Rights Florida Joins 173 Organizations Urging HUD to Preserve Key Protections Against Housing and Lending Discrimination
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Fair Housing Alliance® (NFHA™), leading a coalition of 174 civil rights, fair housing, fair lending, and social justice organizations, filed a comment asking…
DRF Opposes DeSantis Administration’s Plan to Defund Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives and Demands Clarification on Repercussions for Disabled University Students and Staff
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
May 15, 2023 Update --
Senate Bill 266 was passed and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis.
We are deeply concerned about the repercussions this…
Florida’s ADA 30th Anniversary Celebration reveals lack of understanding for residents with disabilities
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
By Peter Sleasman, Executive Director & Olivia Babis, Public Policy Analyst
Sunday, July 26, 2020, marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) being…
Disability Rights Florida’s Statement on the Death of George Floyd
Monday, June 01, 2020
We, as a nation, have once again witnessed the last breath of an unarmed black American at the hands of those who are sworn to uphold…
Disability Rights Florida Calls Upon the Governor to Stop Deadly Discrimination Against People with Disabilities Amid COVID-19 Care Before it Starts
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tallahassee, FL – With a sense of extreme urgency, Disability Rights Florida sent Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Executive Office of the Governor…