DRA’s Virtual Gala is TODAY!

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Advocating from the Heart, Raising All Boats
Thursday October 6th 4pm PT / 7pm ET

Join us TODAY at DRA’s 2022 Gala for an inspiring celebration of DRA’s high-impact work. This year’s gala will feature an impactful lineup with a specific focus on intersectionality and how disability rights truly are part of the current and future civil rights movement focused on achieving full equality for all.

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Click Here to Watch with Audio Description

Award Winners

BILLY PORTER
Ally Award

KARLA GILBRIDE
Edith Prentiss Award
Co-Director of Access to Justice Project, Public Justice

DANIEL L. BROWN
Leadership Action Award
Pro-Bono Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

MANDY HARVEY
Image Award Winner
Jazz & Pop Singer & Songwriter
America’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer Winner

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Image: Portrait of Karla Gilbride

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Featuring a Panel of
Civil Rights Lawyers

QUDSIYA NAQUI

Moderator
Creator and Host, Down to the Struts

SUSAN MIZNER

ACLU Disability Rights Program Director

OLU K. ORANGE

Orange Law Offices, P.C.
Director, USC Dornsife Trial Advocacy Program

REBECCA WILLIFORD

Acting President & CEO/Deputy Director of Litigation,
Disability Rights Advocates

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Image: Portrait of Olu K. Orange

Image: Portrait of Susan Mizner
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Our Sponsors

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"Game Changer Sponsors:" + Proskaur logo + Wells Fargo logo
"Justice Seeker Sponsors:" + CSAA logo + First Republic logo + "Bob and Colleen Haas" + "Lucy Lee Helm" + "Allison May & Ky Tran-Trong"
"Champion Sponsors:" + "Loreen Arbus" + Cravath logo + Google logo +Kasowitz Benson Torres logo + Keker Van Nest & Peters logo + Microsoft logo + Shartsis Friese logo + Sheppard Mullin logo + "Scott & Christine Smigel" + Starbucks logo + TikTok logo
"Advocate Sponsors:" + Ares logo + Bank of America logo + "Brian & Louise Frumkin" + Goldman Sachs logo + "Barb Izzo" + Outten & Golden logo + "Ira & Paula Resnick" + RBGG logo + SWCK logo + Visa logo
"Rabble Rouser Sponsors:" + "Astor Street Foundation" + Bender logo + "Evan and Mary Davis" + deaffriendly logo + Filice logo + GBDH logo + Kazan logo + "Kathi Pugh & Josh Maddox" + "Michael Stanley" + "Janni Lehrer-Stein and Lenny Stein"

Disability Rights Advocates

2001 Center Street, Fourth Floor

Berkeley, CA 94704

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