If you encounter an obstacle in casting your ballot that is related to your disability (an inaccessible polling site, for instance), you can file a complaint. To make this process easier, DRA has developed a form you can complete and submit to the State Board of Election Commissioners. Simply fill out the form below, print, […]
Disability Rights Arkansas released a new report today, “Help Arkansas Vote: A Survey of Polling Place Accessibility”. The report is the culmination of a year-long effort to visit polling sites across Arkansas to survey the physical accessibility of these sites. To read the report, please see the download link below:
DRA started its new fiscal year October 1, but our public input survey is still open, and we still would love your input! Each year, DRA develops a set of proposed priorities and objectives, based on an analysis of the cases and requests for services we received during the current fiscal year, as well as […]
If you are a self-advocate in northeast Arkansas, please join us Friday, September 28, at the Jonesboro Public Library from 10am to noon. We are really working hard to increase the self-advocacy network in Arkansas, and we’d love to have your input and ideas. Share your experiences- what has worked for you, and what hasn’t- […]
DRA’s Board of Directors is holding a listening session next Thursday, September 20, at the Hampton Inn in Hope, AR, from 4-6pm. We’d love to hear from people in Southeast Arkansas about the needs and challenges people with disabilities face in rural Arkansas. It’s also a great opportunity for you to learn more about DRA, […]
DRA’s comments on the proposed rulemaking regarding the ARChoices in Homecare and Home and Community-Based 2176 Waiver, Rule 21.100 were submitted July 25, 2018. To read DRA’s comments, see below:
DRA is seeking input from individuals with disabilities, their friends and family members, service providers and other social service entities, and anyone else who would like to tell us what you think DRA should focus its resources on in fiscal year 2019. Because resources are limited, DRA must create priority areas in which to focus […]
A series of inclusive job fairs will be taking place across Arkansas in July and August 2018. For more information, please see the flyer below (including contact information for the coordinator of the job fairs, at the bottom of the page):
DRA will be hosting a voter training event on July 18, 2018 from 10am to 2pm. Lunch will be provided free of charge (but we ask that you register by July 11 so we can be sure to have lunch for you). To register, please call 1.800.482.1174 or email info@disabilityrightsar.org. Then, from 3-5pm, DRA will […]
