- Justice System
Police Assault on Child in Rochester, New York Dramatically Demonstrates the Need for Non-Police Emergency Response
February 8, 2021
The use of deadly force is always possible when police are involved, and that threat is magnified if the person in distress is a person with a disability and/or a person of color.
Statement - Justice System
NDRN Applauds Ending Contracts with Private Prison Companies
February 5, 2021
This is a small but meaningful step toward addressing the systemic abuse of millions of U.S. prisoners.
Statement - Transportation
Amtrak Begins Compensating People with Disabilities Facing Barriers at Stations
February 4, 2021
An investigation in 2013 by NDRN found numerous barriers at stations all over the country. NDRN then submitted a complaint to DOJ which spurred their investigation and eventual settlement with Amtrak.
Press Release - Funding
NDRN Supports Call for Funding of National Concussion Surveillance Systems
February 3, 2021
NDRN signed on to letters of support to House and Senate leadership that call for appropriations to fund CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control National Concussion Surveillance System.
Letter - Education
NDRN Extremely Alarmed by Two Incidents of Violence against Students in Florida
February 2, 2021
NDRN is extremely alarmed by two incidents last week in two Florida schools involving an SRO slamming a student’s head on the ground and another student being tasered.
Statement
