National Disability Rights Network Releases Shocking Report on Seclusion and Restraint in U.S. Schools

School is Not Supposed to Hurt:
Update on Progress in 2009 to Prevent and Reduce Restraint and Seclusion in Schools

2010 REPORT: School is Not Supposed to Hurt (pdf)
Press Release March 3, 2010

2009 REPORT: School is Not Supposed to Hurt (pdf)
PRESS RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: David Card, 202-408-9514, David.Card@ndrn.org

No Longer Will Our Children Be Restrained or Secluded

December 9, 2009 marked a monumental achievement for the National Disability Rights Network and the Protection and Advocacy system. Representative Miller (D-CA), Representative McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Senator Dodd (D-CT) introduced legislation that would address the use of restraint and seclusion in U.S. schools. For More Details

NDRN Report Release:

National Disability Rights Network Releases a Review of the Last 10 Years of Olmstead

REPORT : A Decade of Little Progress Implementing Olmstead: Evaluating Federal Agency Impact After 10 Years (pdf)

Washington (December 1, 2009) - 10 years after the U.S Supreme Court declared that it is a violation of the civil rights of Americans with disabilities to require a person to be institutionalized in order to receive necessary disability supports and services, if these services are more appropriately provided in the community, there has been almost no progress reducing the numbers of Americans with disabilities, nationwide, who live in institutions. This report calls for more urgent federal action to enforce the Olmstead mandate.

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A proposed settlement agreement in Martinez v. Astrue which will end the Social Security Administration’s policy of denying or suspending benefits based on the mere existence of an outstanding arrest warrant was preliminarily approved by a federal judge last month.  A Fairness Hearing is scheduled for September 24 at  2:00 PM in Courtroom 2, United States District Court of Northern California, 1301 Clay St., Oakland, CA 94612. For More details

The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States. Through training and technical assistance, legal support, and legislative advocacy, the National Disability Rights Network works to create a society in which individuals with disabilities are afforded equality of opportunity and are able to fully participate by exercising choice and self-determination.

National Disability Rights Network members serve individuals with a wide range of disabilities – including, but not limited to, those with cognitive, mental, sensory, and physical disabilities – by guarding against abuse; advocating for basic rights; and ensuring accountability in health care, education, employment, housing, transportation, and within the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

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