Speak Up Arkansas: MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It is estimated that close to 1 billion people worldwide have a mental health condition. The World Health Organization estimates that between 5.7%-8% of adults suffer from depression. Yet nearly 2/3 of people with a known mental health condition never seek treatment. Why is this, when mental health challenges […]
Lawyers, formerly incarcerated people and their families speak out
Earlier this year, Disability Rights Arkansas joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the ACLU of Arkansas, and the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs to file a lawsuit against Governor Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Department of Corrections officials on behalf of Arkansas state prisoners over the inadequate measures to prevent the transmission of […]
FIRST PERSON: You think masks are inconvenient? Try living with a disability
I live every day of my life with a disability. It isn’t something that I can remove because it’s uncomfortable. It isn’t a temporary inconvenience. Disability is a part of my life and always will be. Many of my closest friends also live with disability. Professionally, I advocate for people with disabilities. If you’re reading […]
What you should know about COVID-19 – Videos
Our sister organization, Disability Rights New York, has produced a series of videos, What You Should Know about COVID-19. For an English version, click here: https://youtu.be/koXaRx8FTgc For an ASL version (NY specific, but still informative), click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kvW8iUnuoo
All about voting absentee in Arkansas
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 familiar with how absentee voting works in our state. While the governor may decide […]