- COVID-19
NDRN Responds to Senators Collins and Bennet Call for Congressional Leaders to Make CARES Act Election Assistance Grants More Accessible for States
April 30, 2020
NDRN sent a letter to Senators Collins Bennet thanking them for urging Congressional Leadership to allow the EAC to waive the requirement that states must provide a 20% match for the $400 million in election assistance grants included in the CARES Act.
Letter - COVID-19
NDRN Signs On to NAACP Joint Statement Concerning Equitable Education during COVID-19 Pandemic School Closures and Beyond
April 29, 2020
This joint statement od education and civil rights organizations outlines recommendations that center students of color, with disabilities and in low-income communities during the COVID-19 pandemic school closures and beyond.
Letter - COVID-19
NDRN Joins Organizations to Urge that Hospital and Other Healthcare Provider Visitor Policies Include Reasonable Modifications for People with Disabilities
April 29, 2020
The letters call for equal access to reasonable modifications for people with disabilities who need the physical presence of a support person in health care settings.
Letter - COVID-19
Alaska Reiterates Anti-Discrimination Policies on Medical Rationing
April 24, 2020
The Alaska Division on Aging and Disability Services has released a notice reiterating anti-discrimination policies related to medical rationing.
Letter - COVID-19
Disability Rights Texas Asks Governor to Use CARES Act Funding for Students with Disabilities
April 24, 2020
The Texas P&A wrote a letter to Governor Greg Abbott advocating that students with disabilities be fully considered as the state decides how to spend educational funding from the CARES Act.
Letter