- Funding
Fiscal Year 2020 Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Appropriations Request and Justification
March 21, 2019
The PAVA program must be adequately funded to ensure that Americans with disabilities – who have faced a multitude of barriers when exercising their right to vote – can fully participate in our democratic process.
Fact Sheet - Education
Protect the Rights of Students with Disabilities – The Need for an Education P&A Program
March 21, 2019
Additionally, the work of the P&As, though early and effective advocacy will undoubtedly reduce the need for special education litigation.
Fact Sheet - Veterans
Veterans Deserve Protection and Advocacy, No Matter Whom Provides the Services – The Need for a Veterans P&A Demonstration Program
March 21, 2019
For over forty years the congressionally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) systems have served to protect and advocate for the rights of individuals with disabilities in every U.S. state and territory through monitoring and investigation. Given the expertise and the independent and objective nature of the P&As, the National…
Fact Sheet - Community Integration
Disability Rights California Publishes Report on Immigration Detention
March 5, 2019
The report is on their investigation into conditions at the Adelanto Detention Center focused on the treatment of immigration detainees with mental health treatment needs and other disabilities
Publication - Voting
Statement in Support of the Voting Rights Advancement Act
March 1, 2019
The Voting Rights Advancement Act will ensure that accessible polling places and electoral procedures are available to all Americans.
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