- Employment
Over 200 Organizations Oppose Re-Opening WIOA Regulations
November 21, 2019
The organizations wrote a letter to the OSERS Acting Assistant, Secretary Shultz to express unequivocal opposition to opening the WIOA implementing regulations.
General - Education
Advocacy Groups File U.S. Supreme Court Brief Warning That School Vouchers Harm Students with Disabilities
November 18, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – An amicus brief in the case of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue was filed asking the Court to uphold the decision made by the Montana Supreme Court invalidating Montana’s private school tax-credit scholarship program as it is harmful to students with disabilities.
Press Release - Voting
NDRN Testifies to Congress on Voting Rights in America
November 13, 2019
Michelle Bishop, NDRN's Disability Voting Rights Specialist, testified during a Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Elections hearing entitled "Voting Rights and Election Administration in America".
General - Census 2020
NDRN’s Fall Public Comment to the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations
November 8, 2019
NDRN submitted a letter of public comment to the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations committee asking that they discuss the needs of people with disabilities.
Comments - Education
Joint Statement on Gun Violence Prevention Policy and Mental Health Disabilities By Members and Allies of the Coalition for Smart Safety
November 8, 2019
The Coalition for Smart Safety calls upon legislators to condemn dangerous rhetoric and refute related legislative proposals that will put the lives and freedoms of Americans with disabilities at risk.
Statement