- COVID-19
Disability Rights Nebraska Files Federal Complaint Against State for Inaccessibility of COVID-19 Testing Program
June 17, 2020
Nebraska’s COVID-19 testing program currently requires the ability to access and use the internet and then the ability to…
Litigation and Legal Decisions - 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 - Veterans
NDRN’s Written Testimony for the Senate Special Committee on Aging’s Hearing on Website Accessibility for Veterans with Disabilities and Older Americans
August 4, 2022
Despite the legal obligations of Section 508, too many federal websites lack accessibility for people with disabilities, including veterans…
Comments - ADA & Civil Rights
Amicus Brief Filed in U.S. Supreme Court Case Emphasizes Importance of Testers to ADA Enforcement
August 10, 2023
Eighteen leading disability advocacy organizations have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Acheson Hotels v.…
Press Release 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
White House Responds to NDRN’s Concerns About COVID-19 Test Accessibility
January 21, 2022
NDRN thanks the White House for its quick response to our concerns about the availability of at-home rapid COVID-19…
Letter - COVID-19
NDRN Testifies before Congress in Virtual Hearing on Protecting the Right to Vote during the COVID-19 Pandemic
June 9, 2020
Bishop spoke about the rights of voters with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, improving access to vote by mail,…
General - Transportation
Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Submitted Testimony on Self-Driving Vehicle Legislation
August 3, 2023
NDRN joined 14 other organizations in submitting testimony to a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Autonomous Vehicles.
Comments - Housing
NDRN Submits Testimony on Senate Hearing on Housing
August 1, 2023
The National Disability Rights Network submitted testimony to the Senate Special Committee on Aging for a hearing regarding housing…
Comments - Census
White House’s Latest Unconstitutional Census Action
July 22, 2020
Yesterday the White House issued a memorandum that would undue our country’s history of including all people counted in…
Press Release Latest in Voting
June 26, 2020
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- Voting
NDRN Testifies to Congress on Voting Rights in America
November 13, 2019
Michelle Bishop, NDRN's Disability Voting Rights Specialist, testified during a Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Elections hearing entitled…
General - Transportation
Talking Points and Questions on Accessibility of New Long Distance Trains
August 23, 2023
These talking points and questions are designed to encourage a large amount of public input about the need and…
General - Employment
Comments on Supply and Service Program; Proposed Approval of Information Collection Requirements
January 20, 2023
We submitted the following comments to the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Division of…
Comments - COVID-19
Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center Presents “Disability and COVID 19: An Unequal Response”
August 25, 2020
NDRN's Justice Shorter was a panelist to discuss how COVID has differentially impacted people with disabilities, and to outline…
Webinar - Voting
NDRN Joins Civil Rights Organizations in Commenting upon the Inclusion of Voter Registration Information in Federal Healthcare Applications
May 6, 2024
33 civil rights organizations responded to a Health and Human Services Department notice seeking comments on the inclusion of…
Letter - Transportation
Commenting on a Request for Information Put Out by the Federal Transit Administration
September 28, 2021
NDRN comments on transit safety submitted to the Federal Transit Administration.
Comments - Census
Census Will Not Alter Disability Questions in the American Community Survey
February 6, 2024
The Census Bureau announced today they are dropping plans to alter questions about disability currently included in the American…
Press Release - General
NDRN Submits Comments on Request for Information on Equity
July 6, 2021
The comments focus on collecting data in an equitable manner to reflect underserved individuals and communities and reduce barriers…
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