Resources

  • Education

    Take Action to Protect Equity in Education

    May 7, 2018

    The U.S. Department of Education is seeking comment on whether it should delay regulations on racial disproportionality in special education that school districts are currently in the process of implementing. NDRN believes this delay will eventually lead to cancelling these regulations altogether which will harm students. We can't let…

    Comments
  • Representative Payees

    Trump Signs Legislation Protecting Beneficiaries of Social Security Disability Benefits

    April 13, 2018

    WASHINGTON – President Trump has signed into law legislation that will increase oversight and protection for some of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens. The bill, called the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act (H.R. 4547), will increase independent oversight of the Social Security Administration’s Representative Payee Program.

    Press Release
  • Education

    NDRN Joins Amicus in Education Case

    April 9, 2018

    NDRN joined eight other national and state disability and civil rights organizations in an amicus to argue for a proper application of the Supreme Court’s decision in Endrew F.

    Amicus Brief
  • Education

    Ed Minority Student

    April 7, 2018

    Washington, DC – In response to recent actions taken by the Department of Education (ED), National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) Executive Director Curt Decker issued the following statement

    Press Release
  • Education

    WTH ED?!

    April 4, 2018

    WASHINGTON – In response to reports that the Department of Education (ED) convened a School Safety and Climate Summit without inviting stakeholders from the disability community, NDRN's Executive Director Curt Decker issued the following statement

    Press Release