- COVID-19
Disability Rights Arkansas Files Lawsuit Against Governor and Department of Corrections
April 21, 2020
A complaint was filed on behalf of Arkansas state prisoners over the inadequate measures to prevent COVID-19 transmission, illness, and death in state correctional facilities.
Press Release - 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 to challenge crisis standards of care riddled with discriminatory protocols.
Letter - COVID-19
NDRN Launches “Stop The Spread in Jails & Prisons: Know Your Rights during COVID-19” Video
April 21, 2020
Philip Fornaci, a staff attorney at the National Disability Rights Network, is joined in this video by Talib Shakir, a formerly incarcerated individual. Check out their message for ways to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in jails, prisons and detention centers across the country.
General - COVID-19
Minnesota Disability Law Center Releases Fact Sheet on Court Access During the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 20, 2020
The Minnesota P&A covers court access for people with disabilities amid the Coronavirus pandemic in this fact sheet.
Fact Sheet - COVID-19
NDRN Among Over 40 Organization to Oppose Any Effort to Add Private School Vouchers to the Next COVID-19 Relief Bill
April 20, 2020
The letter expresses opposition to any effort to insert a new private school voucher program, including a proposal announced by Secretary DeVos to provide "microgrants" to students, in the next COVID-19 relief package.
Letter
