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NDRN believes in the right of all students, including those with disabilities, to an equitable and appropriate education in a safe environment, based on access to the general education curriculum. NDRN seeks to accomplish this goal through federal policy work and through the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Network, who enforce our nation's education laws on the state level.

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Restraint and Seclusion in Schools

This School Is Not Supposed to Hurt report examines the abusive use of restraint and seclusion in our nation’s schools. It outlines the problems associated with the use of restraint or seclusion, and details the proven risks to children associated with the use of these aversive techniques. The report goes on to propose solutions to the use of restraint or seclusion by highlighting the best practices in education and the use of positive behavioral supports.

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  • 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…

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  • Education

    National Disability Radio: Should Stephanie Get a Cat?

    March 31, 2025

    This we had on Taylor Easley for Social Work Month. Taylor talks about her experiences earning a social work degree and how social work overlaps with the disability rights movement.

    Podcast
  • Education

    Dismantling the Department of Education Will Have Devastating Impact on Students with Disabilities

    March 21, 2025

    With the reduction of employees and the dismantling of several Office of Civil Rights Regional Offices, families will be forced to navigate a patchwork of state policies, many of which lack the funding and infrastructure to support students with disabilities effectively.

    Press Release