Thanks to the generous support of our donors, Disability Rights Advocates is pleased to make available on our website and in our offices the work of artists from the National Institute of Art & Disabilities (NIAD). NIAD provides an art program that promotes creativity, independence, dignity, and community integration for people with developmental and other disabilities.
Karla Gilbride joined DRA in 2008 as the John W. Carson Fellowship Attorney. Her work focuses on issues faced by people with disabilities in Southern California, as well as advocacy for low-income consumers, including consumers with disabilities, before the California Public Utilities Commission.
Karla graduated with highest honors from Swarthmore College in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in linguistics. After working as a political organizer for two years, she attended Georgetown Law school and received her J.D. with honors in 2007. During law school she served as article selection co-editor for the Georgetown Journal on poverty Law and Policy and participated in the school’s Federal Legislation Clinic, through which she was involved in the negotiations for what ultimately became the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. After graduating from law school, Karla served as a law clerk to Judge Ronald Gould on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle.
