Come and be a part of developing our goals for the upcoming fiscal year! Disability Rights Arkansas will be holding a listening session in Helena at the Delta Health Education Center from 4pm to 6pm on April 27, 2018. We want to hear from people with disabilities and their families and communities about what their […]
H. R. 4547- Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018 has now passed both houses of Congress, and is on its way to the President for his signature. The President has indicated he intends to sign this bill. As the title of the bill indicates, the purpose of the bill is to strengthen […]
DRA’s yearlong effort to monitor all of the sheltered workshops in the state culminated in a recently issued a report about the status of sheltered workshops in Arkansas. With major efforts being made, particularly through federal legislation known as the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), for individuals with disabilities to have opportunities to work […]
Spread the Word to End the Word, a rally to raise awareness about the impact of using negative language to describe people with disabilities, will be held March 8, 2018 at 2pm at the Arkansas State Capitol. We hope to see you there!
February 9, 2018 Division of Medical Services Office of Policy Development P.O. Box 1437 (Slot S295) Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1437 RE: Medical Services Policy Manual Sections A-210, B-500, D-372, and D-373 (Retroactive Medicaid Eligibility) To Whom It May Concern: Disability Rights Arkansas, Inc. (DRA) is the federally authorized and funded nonprofit organization serving as the […]
For Immediate Release House of Representatives Creates New Protection and Advocacy for Social Security Beneficiaries WASHINGTON – Last night the United States House of Representative passed H.R. 4547, the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act, with a 396-0 vote. “We would like to thank House Ways and Means […]
UPDATE 2/14/18: The Arkansas Nonprofit News Network in Arkansas released their investigative report about the juvenile lockups in Dermott; the article is extensive, and cites conditions identified by Disability Rights Arkansas during monitoring activities. To read the investigative report, which was published in yesterday’s Arkansas Times, click here: Locked Away and Forgotten UPDATE 2/8/18: The Division […]
UPDATE: The president signed a bill Monday evening to reopen the federal government; however,the funding has been reinstated only until February 8, 2018. Stay tuned for further developments. UPDATE: As of 12:30pm Central time Monday, January 22, a deal was reached in the Senate to reopen the federal government, and the chamber is on track to […]
The Bazelon Center has created a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) for students in college who are having mental health issues and are not sure about what their rights are, or how to obtain an accommodation. Almost all universities must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), either because they are publicly funded, […]
Joe Shapiro’s NPR series on the sexual abuse of people with intellectual disabilities can be found at: Abused and Betrayed . The series started Monday and runs through January 18th; however, by using the link provided, you can listen to any part of the series you may have missed. Following is a description of each part of […]
