Success Stories

Bobbi's apartment complex prohibited her from walking her dog Auggie indoors, affecting his ability to perform life-saving tasks.

With the support of her group home staff, Reba contacted Disability Rights Florida for help getting education services. After looking into her concerns, we found a wide range of issues.

After a disability-related incident, the university forced her to withdraw and prescribed a remediation plan, which she was required to complete before being allowed to resume her studies.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a bus driver shortage that has had significant repercussions for students with disabilities who may need shorter bus rides, aids on longer rides, and other accommodations.

Effective and meaningful communication is a right. Deaf individuals are not responsible for providing an ASL interpreter; it is the responsibility of the medical clinic to provide the ASL service.

People with disabilities deserve access to their communities and nature. We’re proud to help William visit the beach with more peace of mind.

Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities living in foster care settings were going without clothes and shoes despite having adequate Social Security funds to obtain them. We helped to create efficient policies and procedures to remedy this.

Christopher encountered barriers when his VRC would not agree to Christopher’s job goal or help him create a plan to become an anesthesiologist. He reached out to us for assistance, and we helped him make a meaningful academic and employment plan.

Lorenzo and his family tried to get the renovation approved by APD for two years but were consistently denied due to monetary and staffing reasons. That’s when his mom reached out to us to help cut through the red tape.