- Education
Civil Rights for Students with Disabilities Under Attack
November 17, 2017
WASHINGTON – Leaders from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) are looking to roll back recently implemented reforms that ensure access to certain groups of children who have traditionally been removed from school at disparate rates. The issue of school discipline was discussed at a meeting today between ED…
Press Release - Education
National Disability Rights Network Statement on Trump Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Nominee
November 16, 2017
WASHINGTON – NDRN is pleased the Trump Administration has nominated Johnny Collett to fill the position of Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).
Press Release - Voting
Government Study Finds Majority of U.S. Polling Places Not Accessible to People with Disabilities
November 3, 2017
WASHINGTON – Recently, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Voters with Disabilities: Observations on Polling Place Accessibility and Related Federal Guidance report, detailing the results of GAO’s national survey of access to polling places for voters with disabilities. During the 2016 General Election, GAO found that an…
Press Release - Community Integration
National Disability Rights Network Responds to Report Detailing Abuse at Pennsylvania Facility
November 2, 2017
WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, NDRN member, Disability Rights New York (DRNY), issued a report entitled, “Abuse and Neglect of New York State Residents At Woods Services In Pennsylvania”. This report raised serious concerns with the treatment of New Yorkers who are placed out of state at the Woods…
Press Release - Education
National Disability Rights Network Joins Civil Rights Alliance to Fight Back Against Rights Violation Threatening Students
November 2, 2017
WASHINGTON – In the face of increasing threats to student civil rights throughout the nation, NDRN has joined with more than two dozen leading education and civil rights groups to launch the Education Civil Rights Alliance (ECR Alliance).
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