DRA website gets a cool new accessibility feature
You may have noticed an exciting new feature on DRA’s website. We have added the Recite Me web accessibility and language toolbar to make our site accessible and inclusive for as many people as possible. Recite Me is innovative cloud-based software that lets visitors to our website view and use it in the way that […]
FIRST PERSON: DRA’s Darren Morris tells his self-advocate story
I grew up in Chicago IL, and was diagnosed with a learning disability at an early age. Me and my brother both struggled with some things while in school, like reading and math. This made some people think that we would never make a full purpose in life, like holding down a job and having […]
Getting out the disability vote: tonight on KABF Speak Up Arkansas
Early voting is under way for the Arkansas primary election, which will be held on Tuesday, March 3. Arkansans are going to the polls to make their voices heard on whom we want to elect to public office to represent our interests. It’s important for all of us to participate in the voting process. It’s […]
Statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals Decision to Strike Down Arkansas’s Medicaid Work Requirements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kerri Michael Phone: (501) 492-5768 Email: kmichael@disabilityrightsAR.org Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down Arkansas’s Medicaid work requirements. Disability Rights Arkansas congratulates all who continue to fight to ensure healthcare to those who need it, notably Legal Aid of Arkansas and the National Health Law Program […]
Removing barriers with assistive technology
“For most people technology makes things easier. For people with disabilities, however, technology makes things possible. In some cases, especially in the workplace, technology becomes the great equalizer and provides the person with a disability a level playing field on which to compete.” Mary Pat Radabaugh, Director of IBM National Support Center for Persons with […]