LITTLE ROCK - Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm Squire Patton Boggs, Disability Rights Arkansas, and … [Read more...] about DRA, other civil rights lawyers file complaint against state officials over COVID-19 outbreaks in Arkansas state prisons
FEMA Office of Equal Rights issues bulletin ensuring civil rights during COVID-19 response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Office of Equal Rights has issued a bulletin outlining provisions to ensure that the civil rights of … [Read more...] about FEMA Office of Equal Rights issues bulletin ensuring civil rights during COVID-19 response
Calling aspiring actors: Arkansas Disability and Health Program wants YOU!
The Arkansas Disability & Health Program (ADHP) is looking for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and their caregivers to … [Read more...] about Calling aspiring actors: Arkansas Disability and Health Program wants YOU!
COVID-19 and the disability community: TONIGHT on KABF 88.3
The COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic has brought with it some very significant changes to our daily lives. And while health and economic disparities … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and the disability community: TONIGHT on KABF 88.3
DRA joins members of Consortium in opposing waivers under IDEA, Rehabilitation Act
Over 300 national, state, and local organizations representing people with disabilities and their families have sent a letter to congressional … [Read more...] about DRA joins members of Consortium in opposing waivers under IDEA, Rehabilitation Act
FIRST PERSON: Stayin’ Alive at home during COVID-19
Working from home these past few weeks has provided extra time for thinking. Thinking is all about making associations in the brain. One of these … [Read more...] about FIRST PERSON: Stayin’ Alive at home during COVID-19
DRA’s resident Seeing Eye dog shares tips for interacting with service animals during COVID-19
Hello Humans! This is Boomer, the resident Seeing Eye dog here at Disability Rights Arkansas! Like most of you, social distancing is affecting my … [Read more...] about DRA’s resident Seeing Eye dog shares tips for interacting with service animals during COVID-19
Linguabee offers free VRI services at COVID-19 test sites
Getting tested for COVID-19 is stressful enough without having to worry about how to communicate with people at the test site. That's why Linguabee is … [Read more...] about Linguabee offers free VRI services at COVID-19 test sites
Danger to Self or Others is NOT the Standard: The Misuse of 72-Hour Holds by Psychiatric Facilities
Ask any mental health professional the standard for a 72-hour hold and the answer is overwhelmingly, “danger to self or others.” I have tested this … [Read more...] about Danger to Self or Others is NOT the Standard: The Misuse of 72-Hour Holds by Psychiatric Facilities