- ADA & Civil Rights
NDRN Among 45 Organizations Opposing HUD’s Proposed Changes to the Disparate Impact Standard
October 23, 2019
The new proposed standard will make it harder to uncover discrimination that is covert or unintentional in obtaining credit or homeownership.
Comments - Community Integration
Federal Courts Strike Down Trump Exclusion of Immigrants With Disabilities
October 12, 2019
In September 2019, NDRN filed amicus briefs in three cases before federal courts in Washington, New York and California challenging new Trump Administration regulations that make it harder for people with disabilities to apply for certain immigration benefits.
General - Community Integration
NDRN Joins Amicus to Support Plaintiffs Seeking Access to Section 8 Program
October 9, 2019
NDRN signed onto an amicus filed in a case regarding the refusal to provide reasonable accommodations to people with I/DD to enable access to the Section 8 Project Based Voucher program.
Amicus Brief - Community Integration
NDRN Joins Amicus Challenging Homeland Security Public Charge Rule as Violating the Rehabilitation Act
September 11, 2019
NDRN joined sixteen other national civil and disability rights groups and in some states, the P&A, in filing amicus curiae briefs in WA, NY, CA, IL and MD in support of challenges to the DHS’s new Public Charge Regulation.
Amicus Brief - Community Integration
Olmstead at 20: Expanding the Vision of Olmstead to Decriminalize Mental Illness
September 6, 2019
The Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) convened top thinkers from across the U.S. to examine the criminalization of persons with mental illness, and to initiate the use of Olmstead as a framework for reform.
General