Press Release - May 8, 2013
WASHINGTON – National Disability Rights Network Executive Director, Curt Decker, today criticized the use of procedural tactics to delay the vote on Tom Perez’s nomination to be Secretary of Labor. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee was scheduled to consider Mr. Perez’s nomination this afternoon.
Press Release - May 2, 2013
WASHINGTON – On May 1st, a jury in Iowa awarded $240 million to 32 workers with disabilities who were abused and financially exploited for decades by their employer, Henry’s Turkey Service. The award is the largest ever for the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, who tried the case, and is possibly the largest ever for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Press Release - March 28, 2013
WASHINGTON – In a statement released today, National Disability Rights Network Executive Director, Curt Decker, strongly objected to calls to increase the number of security guards and School Resource Officers (SROs) in schools.
Press Release - March 18, 2013
WASHINGTON – The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) expressed strong support for President Obama’s nomination of Tom Perez to be the next Secretary of Labor.
Press Release - January 18, 2013
WASHINGTON – The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) expressed concern over President Obama’s call to increase the number of school resource officers (SROs) in our nation’s schools. The use of school resource officers is known to contribute to the disproportionate number of youth with disabilities and youth of color in the juvenile justice system
Press Release - December 4, 2012
“The National Disability Rights Network is deeply disappointed that, despite bi-partisan support in the Senate, a group of thirty-eight Senators voted today against the rights of individuals with disabilities and blocked the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities."
Press Release - December 3, 2012
Washington, D.C. – The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) calls on all Senators to vote to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The Network recognizes that the CRPD seeks the same goals and contains the same rights that the United States established twenty-two years ago in enacting the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Press Release - September 20, 2012
WASHINGTON – The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) reported today on its multi-year, nationwide effort to increase the number of people with disabilities who vote on Election Day.
Press Release - July 12, 2012
Washington, D.C. – The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) and the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agencies call on the Senate to quickly provide its advice and consent to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Press Release - July 12, 2012
WASHINGTON – The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) calls on Congress to swiftly pass the Keeping All Students Safe Act. At a hearing today in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, witnesses testified that it is possible to reduce and prevent the use of restraint and seclusion in the nation’s schools.
Press Release - June 28, 2012
Washington, DC - The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) announced on Thursday its strong support of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Press Release - May 2, 2012
Washington, DC – In a first of its kind study, the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) determined that performing certain medical procedures or withholding life sustaining treatment in non-terminal situations without judicial review violates the civil rights of people with disabilities.
Press Release - May 18, 2012
WASHINGTON – In the first case of its kind, the U.S. District Court in Oregon validated the claim that people with disabilities have the right to work and receive employment-related services in integrated settings.
Press Release - April 03, 2012
WASHINGTON – In a report released today, the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) outlined how federal funding is being used to shuttle people with disabilities into sheltered workshops and deprive them of meaningful employment opportunities.
Press Release - March 06, 2012
WASHINGTON – In a new report released today, the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) called on the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to do more to reduce and prevent the use of restraint and seclusion on school children.
Press Release - December 19, 2011
Senator Harkin Introduces Keeping All Students Safe Act
Press Release - December 1, 2011
NDRN Report Calls for More Monitoring of People with Disabilities Transitioning out of Institutions
Press Release - October 31, 2011
Michael Bailey Elected NDRN Board President
Press Release - October 19, 2011
Abandonment of CLASS Act a Blow to Long-term Care Advocates
Press Release - September 16, 2011
New Regulation Makes More Train Stations Accessible to People with Disabilities; Many Still Left Out
Press Release - July 13, 2011
NDRN Fights to Preserve Medicaid at White House Meeting
Press Release - April 25, 2011
Supreme Court Vindicates Network’s Right to Investigate Abuse and Neglect
Press Release - April 19, 2011
Supreme Court Upholds Authority of NDRN Member Agency
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