- Justice System
New Report Provides Strategies to Combat Mis-Incarceration of Children with Disabilities
October 21, 2019
The findings in "Probation Referral: Model for Diversion of Children and Youth with Disabilities from the Juvenile Justice System"…
Press Release - Voting
Voting Rights of Individuals Subject to Guardianship
July 13, 2023
This memorandum focuses on voting restrictions that disenfranchise some or all people with disabilities who are subject to a…
Publication - COVID-19
Oklahoma Disability Law Center Files OCR Complaint
April 21, 2020
The Oklahoma Disability Law Center filed a complaint with the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights…
Letter - 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.
- 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 - 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 - 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 - Community Integration
NDRN Joined 18 Other Disability Rights Organizations in an Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court on the Constitutionality and Severability of the Affordable Care Act
May 13, 2020
NDRN joined 18 other disability rights organizations in an amicus filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in California v.…
Amicus Brief - 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 - 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 - Employment
Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in ADA Transfer Case Despite Amicus Support from NDRN, P&As, and EEOC
November 19, 2020
On November 19, 2020, the Fourth Circuit in Elledge v. Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, ___F.3d___, 2020 WL 6750363 (4th…
Amicus Brief - 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 - 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 - ADA & Civil Rights
Amicus Brief Filed in U.S. Supreme Court Case Emphasizes Importance of Testers to ADA Enforcement
August 10, 2023
Eighteen leading disability advocacy organizations have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Acheson Hotels v.…
Press Release - 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 - 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 - 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 - COVID-19
NDRN Joins Organizations in Calling for an Expansion of SNAP
April 23, 2020
The letters call on Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand SNAP provisions in response to the…
Letter - Census
An Accessible 2020 Census: FAQs by the Disability Community About Census Operations
November 27, 2019
Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality and NDRN published this FAQ to provide more information about census operations and…
General - 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)…
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