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NDRN believes hate has no place in American communities. We successfully advocated for disability to be included as a protected status in the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. We continue to work on the national level to strengthen legislation and public policy protecting people with disabilities - all Americans - from hate.

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Policy Spotlight: Hate Crimes Laws

With a rise in hate violence across the country, a new report from the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) and 16 leading civil rights organizations, including NDRN, provides a groundbreaking analysis of state and federal hate crime laws.

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    NDRN Statement on the Death of George Floyd

    May 31, 2020

    People with disabilities are also people of color, immigrants, refugees, members of the LGBT community, and members of every religious group.

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    Disability Rights Advocates Take Aim at Human Trafficking of People with Disabilities

    February 1, 2017

    WASHINGTON – To mark the end of Human Trafficking Prevention Month in January, the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) and The Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center (HT Pro Bono) signed a collaborative memorandum of understanding to work more closely to prevent the human trafficking of people with disabilities.…

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