- Education
The Problems with Threat Assessments in Schools
February 18, 2022
In this paper, a coalition of disability rights groups examines the practice of threat assessment.
- COVID-19
Disability Rights Nebraska Files Federal Complaint Against State for Inaccessibility of COVID-19 Testing Program
June 17, 2020
Nebraska’s COVID-19 testing program currently requires the ability to access and use the internet and then the ability to…
Litigation and Legal Decisions - ADA & Civil Rights
All Aboard (Except People with Disabilities): Amtrak’s 23 Years of ADA Compliance Failure
April 12, 2023
In this report, All Aboard (Except People with Disabilities), the Protection and Advocacy network investigated the state of passenger…
Publication - ADA & Civil Rights
NDRN Joins Amicus Challenging Failure to Provide Auxiliary Aides and Services
April 15, 2019
NDRN, the Wisconsin P&A and the National Association of the Deaf filed an amicus brief seeking review by the…
Amicus Brief - COVID-19
NDRN Calls on Congress for Fair and Safe Election
September 10, 2020
The letter highlights that voters with disabilities remain a large and influential voting block in America's elections.
Letter - Transportation
Making Lavatories Accessible in Single Aisle Airplanes
July 8, 2022
The Department of Transportation (DOT) carried out a second round of comments through a notice of proposed rule making…
Comments - Voting
NDRN Submits Comments to NIST on Promoting Access to Voting
July 16, 2021
NDRN submitted comments in response to the Request for Information outlining how to promote access to voting in the…
Comments - ADA & Civil Rights
 National Women’s Law Center’s Title IX Comments
May 15, 2023
The comments applaud the Department for proposing a strong rule that makes clear that state laws that categorically ban…
Comments - Voting
NCAV Comments on Website Accessibility
October 10, 2023
Members of the National Coalition on Accessible Voting (NCAV) commented on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s proposed rule.
Letter - Education
Second Circuit Issued an Unfavorable Decision on Independent Educational Evaluations Under the IDEA
September 17, 2020
NDRN had joined the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) and Disability Rights Connecticut in support of the…
Amicus Brief - Voting
Disability Vote Summit 2021
September 14, 2021
This summit was an opportunity for policymakers, journalists, and academics to better understand the disability community and its potential…
General - COVID-19
Fifth Circuit Vacated Preliminary Injunction in Texas Access to Vote by Mail Case
September 10, 2020
NDRN had joined an amicus in support of neither side explaining the obligations Texas elections officials must make reasonable…
Amicus Brief - Education
Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Comments on Proposed Rule Removing Requirement for Parental Consent to Access Health Care to Pay for Education Services
August 3, 2023
NDRN joined 26 other groups in submitting comments raising concerns with a proposed rule from the Office of Special…
Comments - Education
First Circuit Affirms District Court Rejecting Private Placement of Child with FAPE Claim
May 22, 2019
The First Circuit affirmed the district court on a challenge to a private placement on the grounds that the…
Amicus Brief - Mental Health
NDRN Supports NAD’s Text Option for Suicide Hotline Comments
July 12, 2021
NDRN supports the work of NAD in advocating for equal access to all services for people who are Deaf…
Comments - Voting
Voting Rights of People with Disabilities Subject to Guardianship
July 24, 2023
Tools for lawyers, guardians, and judges to best protect the voting rights of people with disabilities in the guardianship…
Webinar - Census
Count Everyone, Include Everyone: Why Accessible and Representative Data Matters for the Disability Community
October 23, 2021
The importance of federal disability data to the disability community
Webinar - Housing
NDRN Joins Comments on Single Family Mortgage Pricing Framework
August 21, 2023
The National Disability Rights Network joined four other national organizations in submitting comments to a Request for Information (RFI)…
Comments - Voting
NDRN and Five Disability Rights Organizations file Amicus Brief in Support of Expanding Access to Absentee Voting in Indiana During the COVID-19 Epidemic
October 6, 2020
On October 6, 2020, the Seventh Circuit in an expedited appeal in Tully v. Okeson held Indiana voting law…
Amicus Brief - COVID-19
NDRN Signs On to NAACP Joint Statement Concerning Equitable Education during COVID-19 Pandemic School Closures and Beyond
April 29, 2020
This joint statement od education and civil rights organizations outlines recommendations that center students of color, with disabilities and…
Letter