Fellowship Opportunity for Self-Advocates through Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) and their Self-Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC) are announcing Policy Leadership Fellowships, which will be a year-long opportunity for self-advocates to develop and grow their skills in the self-advocacy movement. They will work on policy issues or a project with a supporting host organization, to help in developing their […]
Thriving in the Community: A Survivor’s Day Celebration in Honor of Brain Injury Awareness Month
Disability Rights Arkansas, the Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Program, Neuro-Restorative and Baptist Health Rehabilitation Institute are collaborating to present “Thriving in the Community: A Survivors’ Day Celebration” in honor of Brain Injury Awareness Month, which is every March. The 2017 survivors day celebration will be March 28, 2017, from 9am to 3:45pm at Immanuel Baptist Church […]
A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U. S. Department of Education, has released this transition guide to assist people with understanding the transition process, services and requirements under IDEA and the Rehabilitation Act, options after leaving secondary school, and supporting student-made decisions. View the guide here: [gview file=”https://disabilityrightsar.org.php72-4.lan3-1.websitetestlink.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/postsecondary-transition-guide-2017.pdf”]
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month! Life Side by Side
The National Disability Rights Network, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) are collaborating to celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 2017! Be sure to check DRA’s Twitter and Facebook accounts regularly for some great resources and personal stories about individuals living “Life Side by Side”. […]
DRA Releases White Paper Calling on State to Implement Binding Educational Standards and Law Regarding the Use of Restraint in Arkansas Schools
Little Rock, AR – Today, Disability Rights Arkansas (DRA) released a white paper entitled, “Protecting Arkansas Students with Disabilities: The Need for Binding Educational Standards and Law to Address the Use of Restraint in Schools.” The white paper educates individuals on the need for enforceable standards related to the use of physical restraint in Arkansas […]