by Kerri Michael | May 26, 2020 | Archives, Featured
The Department of Justice has been made aware of postings or flyers on the internet regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the use of face masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of which include the Department of Justice’s seal. These postings were...
by Kerri Michael | May 20, 2020 | Education, Featured
On tonight’s Speak Up Arkansas, we’re talking about special education. Thanks to COVID-19, the schools are closed – but across the state of Arkansas, kids are still participating in education through the use of alternative methods of instruction, or AMI....
by Kerri Michael | May 14, 2020 | Access, Accessibility, Employment, Featured
We get a lot of calls here at Disability Rights Arkansas, from people experiencing all kinds of challenges. Some of those challenges are big – they impact a lot of people, and they’re the kinds of stories you read about in the papers. But the majority of our clients...
by Christian Adcock | Apr 27, 2020 | Archives, Featured, Voting
With the uncertainty about how long COVID-19 will continue to effect our daily lives, and the chance that social distancing and other precautions may extend through the elections this November, it is more important than ever that Arkansans with disabilities be...
by Kerri Michael | Apr 23, 2020 | Archives, Featured, Resources
Legal Aid of Arkansas has published three guides to emergency benefits like SNAP, unemployment benefits, and Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. These include a two-page English version, a two-page Spanish version, and a twelve-page English version (the full...
by Kerri Michael | Apr 21, 2020 | Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation, Featured, Jails & Prisons, News
LITTLE ROCK – Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm Squire Patton Boggs, Disability Rights Arkansas, and American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas filed an emergency complaint against Governor Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas...
