- ADA & Civil Rights
NDRN Submits Comments on the CFPB’s Request for Information on the ECOA and Regulation B
December 1, 2020
The comments are in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Request for Information on the Equal Credit Opportunity…
Comments - Education
Statement for the Record: Subcommittee Hearing: Free Speech Under Attack (Part II): Curriculum Sabotage and Classroom Censorship
May 25, 2022
Statement for the record on House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee Hearing
Comments - Voting
NDRN Joins Letter of Support for the Freedom to Vote Act
August 14, 2023
The National Disability Rights Network joined with 34 other organizations on a Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights…
Letter - Voting
NDRN Warns the Freedom to Vote Act’s Familiar Paper Ballot Mandate Will Disenfranchise Voters with Disabilities
October 13, 2021
We urge Congress to amend the Freedom to Vote Act to exclude voters covered by the ADA from mandated…
Statement - COVID-19
NDRN Joins CCD to Thank USDA for Continued Extension of Flexibilities Allowing Free School Meals for All Children
October 21, 2020
The letter thanks USDA for the continued expansion of nationwide flexibilities that allow free school meals for all children…
Letter - Employment
NDRN’s Comments on the AbilityOne Commission’s Draft Compliance Procedures
April 27, 2023
NDRN’s comments focused on the need for increased transparency and more competitive, integrated employment opportunities for workers with disabilities…
Comments - COVID-19
Disability Rights New York Files Lawsuit Challenging NY’s Absentee Voter Process
May 28, 2020
DRNY filed a lawsuit, with Disability Rights Advocates and Brown Goldstein & Levy LLP, against NYS Board of Election…
Litigation and Legal Decisions - Justice System
New Report Provides Strategies to Combat Mis-Incarceration of Children with Disabilities
October 21, 2019
The findings in "Probation Referral: Model for Diversion of Children and Youth with Disabilities from the Juvenile Justice System"…
Press Release - COVID-19
Disability Rights New York Files OCR Complaint Regarding PPE
May 5, 2020
The New York P&A filed a complaint with the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights related…
Letter - Voting
Including voter registration information in federal healthcare applications
May 8, 2024
17 health and civic engagement organizations responded to a Health and Human Services Department notice seeking comments on the…
Letter - Census
Why Are There No Disability-Related Questions on the 2020 Census?
August 20, 2020
There is still time to be counted in the 2020 Census! The deadline to respond is September 30, 2020.
Statement - COVID-19
Plain Language Information on COVID-19
March 16, 2020
This 8-page booklet about the Coronavirus is written in plain language. It was created by and for people with…
Publication - Justice System
NDRN Response to White House Request for Information on Criminal Justice Statistics
April 26, 2023
Our comments focused on what information needs to be gathered to provide stakeholders needed information to create sound public…
Comments - COVID-19
NDRN Joins CCD in Submitting Comments to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
October 23, 2020
The comments were in response to the October 2020 meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the…
Comments - Census
NDRN’s Fall Public Comment to the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations
November 8, 2019
NDRN submitted a letter of public comment to the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations committee…
Comments - Community Integration
NDRN Submits Comments on the FDIC/OCC Community Reinvestment Act Rule
March 30, 2020
NDRN submitted comments on the FDIC/OCC proposed rule on the Community Reinvestment Act.
Comments - Education
NDRN Submits Comments to Labor HHS Education Appropriations Committee
September 26, 2019
NDRN, in coalition with national organization representing students with disabilities, educators, families and school board members, submitted a letter…
Letter - Education
NDRN Joins CCD Education Taskforce in Competitive Grants for State Assessments Comments
February 7, 2020
The comments oppose ED's proposed priority under the CGSA which would prioritize states that are participating in the IADA…
Comments - Voting
Election Assistance Commission Voting Guidelines Fail Disability Community
February 10, 2021
The adopted VVSG 2.0 requirements do not ensure a private and independent ballot for all voters in a fully…
Statement - COVID-19
Oklahoma Disability Law Center Files OCR Complaint
April 21, 2020
The Oklahoma Disability Law Center filed a complaint with the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights…
Letter