- Community Integration
Disability Rights Florida Publishes Follow-up Monitoring Report on the Homestead Shelter
August 16, 2019
Homestead houses immigrant children who arrive at the U.S. border without an adult parent or guardian.
Publication - Community Integration
Disability Rights California Publishes Report on the Detention of Immigrant Children with Disabilities
July 26, 2019
The report is on the detention of immigrant children with disabilities in ORR contracted facilities.
Publication - Census
Why the Census Matters for People with Disabilities: A Guide to the 2020 Census Operations & Challenges
June 26, 2019
The Census Bureau has identified people with disabilities as a hard-to-count population, which means they are at a greater risk of being undercounted in the census. The reasons for this include accessibility challenges and wider systemic inequalities.
Publication - Community Integration
Disability Rights Florida Publishes Monitoring Report on Homestead Shelter
April 12, 2019
The report focused on determining if any of the children placed at Homestead were individuals with disabilities and if so, to determine if those children had been or are at risk of being subject to abuse, neglect, or other violations of their rights.
Publication - Education
Storm on the Horizon: Status of School Safety
March 28, 2019
Since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018, a number of policy changes to address school safety have been proposed at the local, state, and federal level.Staff at the National Disability Rights Network have been examining those proposals to determine their…
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