- Funding
P&A Programs – Overview
October 19, 2021
There are nine separate Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs.
General - ADA & Civil Rights
NDRN Submits Comments to NIOSH Regarding PPE Policies for Employees with Disabilities
October 15, 2021
NDRN submitted comments to highlight several issues experiences of people with disabilities brought about by PPE policies, which have impacted such people in the workplace.
Comments - Community Integration
Desperation without Dignity: Conditions of Children Placed in For Profit Residential Facilities
October 14, 2021
This report provides a comprehensive review of investigations by the nation’s Protection and Advocacy agencies and others in eighteen states.
Publication - Community Integration
Investigations in 18 States Find Serious Abuse at For-profit Youth Facilities
October 14, 2021
A disturbing new report by the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) reveals widespread abuse and neglect at for-profit youth residential treatment facilities.
Press Release - Voting
NDRN Warns the Freedom to Vote Act’s Familiar Paper Ballot Mandate Will Disenfranchise Voters with Disabilities
October 13, 2021
We urge Congress to amend the Freedom to Vote Act to exclude voters covered by the ADA from mandated use of a voter verified paper ballot for both in-person and remote voting.
Statement