Storytellers: Institutionalized as a Teen
Rooted in Rights, a project of Disability Rights Washington, recently shared the story of Jensen Caraballo, who was institutionalized as a teenager and spent over five years of his life in a nursing home. And Jensen is not alone; research indicates more than 200,000 non-elderly people with disabilities in the U.S. reside in nursing homes. To hear […]
DRA Provides Public Comment on Arkansas’ Request for Renewal of the Home and Community-Based Services Waiver
July 12, 2016 Division of Medical Services Program Development and Quality Assurance P.O. Box 1437, Slot S295 Little Rock, AR 72203-1437 Re: Public Comments Arkansas Request for Renewal of 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver To whom it may concern: Disability Rights Arkansas, Inc. (DRA) is the federally authorized and funded nonprofit organization serving as […]
U.S. Dept. of Education Announces Settlements Reached in Seven States and One Territory Regarding Website Accessibility for People with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a press release announcing settlements that have been reached in seven states and one territory regarding website accessibility for people with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigated each of the entities based on complaints they had received; however, each of the 11 parties expressed interest in […]
Arkansas Activities during National Disability Voter Registration Week July 11-15, 2016
REV UP Rally & Press Conference July 11, 2016 | 10am | Little Rock, AR Join the Arkansas State Independent Living Council (ARSILC) for a REV UP Rally and Press Conference in the second floor rotunda of the State Capitol Building on Monday, July 11th at 10am. For more information please contact the ARSILC office at 501-372-0607. REV UP […]
REV UP: Register, Educate, Vote and Use your Power
What is REV UP? REV UP is a campaign by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), which works with state and national coalitions to, in a non-partisan way, “eliminate barriers to voting, promote accessibility of voting technology and polling places; educate voters about issues and candidates; promote turnout of voters with disabilities across the country; […]