- Transportation
Amtrak Begins Compensating People with Disabilities Facing Barriers at Stations
February 4, 2021
An investigation in 2013 by NDRN found numerous barriers at stations all over the country. NDRN then submitted a complaint to DOJ which spurred their investigation and eventual settlement with Amtrak.
Press Release - Funding
NDRN Supports Call for Funding of National Concussion Surveillance Systems
February 3, 2021
NDRN signed on to letters of support to House and Senate leadership that call for appropriations to fund CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control National Concussion Surveillance System.
Letter - Education
NDRN Extremely Alarmed by Two Incidents of Violence against Students in Florida
February 2, 2021
NDRN is extremely alarmed by two incidents last week in two Florida schools involving an SRO slamming a student’s head on the ground and another student being tasered.
Statement - Employment
NDRN Applauds Congress for Introducing The Raise the Wage Act of 2021
February 1, 2021
Subminimum wage certificates do nothing more than perpetuate a life of poverty and dependency for people with disabilities.
Statement - Voting
Disability Community Fears Paper Ballot Mandate Will Hurt Voters with Disabilities
January 29, 2021
Any mandate of a paper-based voting system will inevitably harm voters with disabilities.
Statement