Michelle Bishop
February 12, 2019
Michelle Bishop leads a team to support the P&A network on voting rights and voter engagement for people with…
- COVID-19
NDRN Calls on USDA to Expand the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot Program
April 13, 2020
The letter urges USDA to expand SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot program to all states and territories and extend eligibility…
Letter - COVID-19
Disability Rights Texas Launches Online Reasonable Accommodation Creator Tool
October 5, 2020
This new online tool was recently launched by Disability Rights Texas (DRTx) to help people with disabilities generate their…
General - ADA & Civil Rights
NDRN Expresses Strong Opposition to “The Online Accessibility Act” (H.R. 8478)
October 14, 2020
The letter expresses strong opposition to “The Online Accessibility Act” (H.R. 8478) and urges Congress not to enact this…
Letter - Education
NDRN Calls For End Of Corporal Punishment
March 22, 2023
NDRN joined the Education Trust, the National Women’s Law Center, and the more than 100 other organizations to call…
Letter - Education
NDRN Applauds Bill to End Corporal Punishment in Schools
June 10, 2021
The bill calls for alternative, evidence-based methods to promote positive school culture as well as accountability if schools continue…
Statement - Mental Health
A Moral Obligation to Reform Mental Health Care
September 12, 2024
The recent New York Times investigation into Acadia Healthcare’s treatment of psychiatric patients presents an alarming crisis within our…
Statement NDRN Member Agencies
February 11, 2019
NDRN is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs…
- COVID-19
Senators Urge Leadership to Provide Additional Funding for the P&As
July 2, 2020
The letter urges Senate leadership to provide a minimum of $30 million in financial support to the Developmental Disabilities…
Letter - Census
PandA Pod: The Worst Episode Ever
July 21, 2021
Get the latest disability rights updates on disasters, voting, and the census. Join as we sing goodbye, crown a…
Podcast - Voting
National Disability Radio: New Podcast Who Dis?
November 7, 2023
We've got a new name, National Disability Radio! But the hosting team is still here and we haven't given…
Podcast - General
PandA Pod: New Year, Same Pod
January 3, 2023
Justice Shorter returns as a guest-host for this episode, where we interview anti-human trafficking activists Ali Chiu and Susan…
Podcast - Employment
National Disability Radio: The Pro Host With the Most
October 30, 2024
In celebration of NDEAM the pod squad is working extra hard! We interview the folks at the FAIR Program…
Podcast - Voting
PandA Pod: Highway to the Election-zone
November 1, 2022
A special November edition of the Panda Pod featuring a surprise guest.
Podcast - Community Integration
Desperation without Dignity: Conditions of Children Placed in For Profit Residential Facilities
October 14, 2021
This report provides a comprehensive review of investigations by the nation’s Protection and Advocacy agencies and others in eighteen…
Publication - Voting
PandA Pod: Ghostbusters, Oreos, Hot Nuggets… Oh, and Elections
October 23, 2020
In this special edition of the PandA Pod, we explore what to expect during the 2020 General Election process given the current…
Podcast - ADA & Civil Rights
National Disability Radio: Too Hot to Pod
June 28, 2024
The gang heads to Europe to see how the fight for disability rights is going on the other side…
Podcast - General
PandA Pod: Still No Jingles
May 26, 2023
Michelle, Raquel, and Stephanie talk with Terry Ao Minnis about what Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month means to…
Podcast - 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 - Employment
Unfinished Business
October 28, 2021
Reflections on National Disability Employment Awareness Month
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