Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs will now have district offices in Arkansas
The Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs is opening district offices across the state to better serve the veterans of Arkansas. The follow link provides the locations of the new offices: https://www.veterans.arkansas.gov/district-veteran-service-offices.html
Frequently Asked Questions about Voting
This year is a big year for voting, and Disability Rights Arkansas encourages everyone to exercise their right to vote! To minimize the chances that anyone will choose not to vote because they have a question about voting and are hesitant to ask, or don’t know who to pose their question(s) to, DRA has put together […]
DRA’s Response to the Obama Administration’s Decision to Eliminate the Use of Isolation Upon Juveniles in Federal Custody
Solitary confinement of children in state custody is a serious problem in Arkansas. Through our monitoring efforts, DRA has determined that youth in the juvenile justice system are routinely placed in prolonged periods of punitive isolation. One youth recently spent 92 days in isolation while in state custody. Other youth have been placed in solitary […]
Disability Rights Arkansas Report on Death at Booneville Human Development Center
DRA released a report, “Booneville Human Development Center Death Investigation.”
New initiative from the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, called “My VA”
The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has implemented a new initiative to assist veterans and improve services by the VA. For an introduction to the plan, click here: https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/21806/myva-a-message-from-sec-bob-mcdonald/ For an overview of the initiative, click here: https://www.va.gov/opa/myva/docs/myva_integrated_plan_overview.pdf For the implementation plan, click here: https://www.va.gov/opa/myva/docs/myva_integrated_plan.pdf