ADA & Civil Rights

Protect Our Civil Rights

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the nation’s strongest law protecting the civil rights of people with disabilities. It prohibits discrimination based on disability and guarantees equal access to public buildings and businesses. NDRN defends the ADA in Washington, DC while the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Network enforces it in every state and territory.

Latest in ADA & Civil Rights

  • ADA & Civil Rights

    National Disability Groups Condemn Executive Order Taking Away Civil Liberties

    July 24, 2025

    What unhoused people with disabilities need is not more policing or confinement, but permanent affordable housing, access to mental health services, and the support to live with dignity in their communities.

    Press Release
  • ADA & Civil Rights

    Disability Rights Nebraska Receives 2025 Advocacy Award

    June 5, 2025

    Through determined and strategic efforts, the DRNE team has helped bring to light two major systemic civil rights violations in Nebraska—both now the focus of action by the U.S. Department of Justice. The first involves the unnecessary segregation of individuals with serious mental illness, and the second concerns discriminatory…

    General
  • ADA & Civil Rights

    Letter in Support of the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act (House)

    February 6, 2025

    NDRN sent a letter thanking Congressman Mike Bost, Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, for introducing the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act.

    Letter