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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the nation’s strongest law protecting the civil rights of people with disabilities. It prohibits discrimination based on disability and guarantees equal access to public buildings and businesses. NDRN defends the ADA in Washington, DC while the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Network enforces it in every state and territory.

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In this report, we review the progress our nation has made since the historic enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 and call attention to disturbing national trends that threaten to distort and weaken the promise of full community integration.

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    NDRN Joins Amicus in Involuntary Commitment Case

    February 27, 2020

    NDRN filed an amicus in Waukesha County v. J.J.H. in the Wisconsin Supreme Court involving the importance of providing effective communication to an individual in an involuntary commitment case.

    Amicus Brief
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    NDRN Joins Organizations in Effective Communication Case

    February 26, 2020

    NDRN joined 17 other national and local disability rights organizations in an amicus in Cropp v. Larimer County, #19-1262 (10th Cir.).

    Amicus Brief
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    NDRN Joins Amicus in Service Animal Case

    February 7, 2020

    NDRN joined an amicus brief in a case where the district court held that plaintiff’s self-trained psychiatric service dog was not a service animal.

    Amicus Brief