- Education
NDRN Signs on to Civil Rights Principles for Safe, Healthy, and Inclusive School Climates
September 4, 2019
Adoption of these principals would ensure that ALL children are safe and welcome in schools is incredibly important to us – and to the communities we represent.
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NDRN’s Opposes Proposal to Dangerously Weaken the Nondiscrimination Provisions of ACA
August 13, 2019
The Department of Health and Human Services proposed a change in the rules governing nondiscrimination protections of the Affordable Care Act that would harm individuals with disabilities and their family members.
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Trump Rule Will Harm Immigrants with Disabilities
August 12, 2019
Earlier today, DHS released the final "public charge" rule, which changes the current standards used to determine legal permanent residence eligibility. The new rule dramatically increases the scope of who would be considered a public charge and thereby excludable, if he or she is likely to depend on government…
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Indiana Disability Rights Sues State for Failure to Provide Communications to Blind Beneficiaries
August 7, 2019
The lawsuit, filed in Indiana federal district court, alleges that Christopher and Sarah Meyers, siblings who are blind, lost their benefits when the DFR forced them to rely on other people to intercept and read their private information.
General - Census
Disability Community Highlighted at Senate Hearing on Census 2020
July 16, 2019
During a Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs hearing entitled "2020 Census: Conducting a Secure and Accurate Count," Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) asked the Census Bureau Director, Dr. Steven Dillingham, questions related to people with disabilities.
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