- Education
National Disability Rights Network Statement on Trump Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Nominee
November 16, 2017
WASHINGTON – NDRN is pleased the Trump Administration has nominated Johnny Collett to fill the position of Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).
Press Release - ADA & Civil Rights
NDRN Joins Amicus in Voting Case
November 13, 2017
NDRN joined the Sixth Circuit P&A and the National American Civil Liberties Union and its state affiliates in an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs who sought to require the state to provide access to accessible online absentee balloting marking to vote privately and independently.
Amicus Brief - Education
NDRN comments on the Department of Education’s Grant Priorities for Discretionary Grants
November 13, 2017
National Disability Rights Network submitted comments to the Department of Education expressing our thoughts, comments and concerns with the Secretary’s Proposed Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant Programs in 2018.
Comments - Voting
Government Study Finds Majority of U.S. Polling Places Not Accessible to People with Disabilities
November 3, 2017
WASHINGTON – Recently, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Voters with Disabilities: Observations on Polling Place Accessibility and Related Federal Guidance report, detailing the results of GAO’s national survey of access to polling places for voters with disabilities. During the 2016 General Election, GAO found that an…
Press Release - Education
National Disability Rights Network Joins Civil Rights Alliance to Fight Back Against Rights Violation Threatening Students
November 2, 2017
WASHINGTON – In the face of increasing threats to student civil rights throughout the nation, NDRN has joined with more than two dozen leading education and civil rights groups to launch the Education Civil Rights Alliance (ECR Alliance).
Press Release
