- Community Integration
Disability Rights Florida Monitors Facility Housing Unaccompanied Migrant Children
July 11, 2019
In a new video, Disability Rights Florida attorney Peter Sleasman describes what led these children to end up in U.S. custody and what he observed during the P&A’s monitoring of the Homestead facility.
General - Community Integration
When Nicholas’ Services were Cut, Disability Rights Ohio Helped Get them Restored
July 8, 2019
Nicholas was excited when he received an Individual Options (IO) waiver so he could live in his community with his brother and sister-in-law.But then he and his family had difficulties finding service providers that could give him the 24/7 care he needed. When his county's Board of Developmental Disabilities…
General - Veterans
NDRN Provides Overview of VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment
June 24, 2019
NDRN partnered with the VA to hold a webinar for the P&A/CAP Network to provide an overview of the VR&E at the VA.
General - Education
National Disability Organizations Release Statement of Higher Education Act Principles and Recommendations
June 20, 2019
On June 20, 2019, the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) through the CCD Education Task Force joined 28 national disability organizations on a statement of Higher Education Act (HEA) principles and recommendations. The CCD Education Taskforce firmly believes that students with disabilities must be thoughtfully and fully included in…
General - Community Integration
Clear2Connect Coalition Comments on FCC Efforts to Modernize the Internet Protocol for Captioned Telephone Service
May 14, 2019
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has begun to consider ways to change the Internet Protocol for Captioned Telephone Service by allowing automated speech recognition (ASR) services.
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