Disability Rights Rhode Island is part of the national network of Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agencies created by Congress, existing in every state and territory, to help secure and advance the rights of people with disabilities. There are a total of 57 P&As in each of the United States, U.S. territories, and District of Columbia.
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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! PUBLIC COMMENTS – Sept. 12–14, representatives from SAMHSA/CMHS will visit DRRI. SAMHSA/CMHS invites you to comment on the PAIMI Program services and activities conducted by DRRI.
Settlement Reached in ADA Complaint Filed by Disability Rights Rhode Island: $30,000 in Compensation,
Revised Practices and Training at Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Networks Kevin Nerney, Esq., Executive Director, Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council, hosts the Community Forum as this program focuses on the Developmental Disability network in RI. Joining him were Morna Murray, J.D., Executive Director, Disability Rights Rhode Island and Dr. Amy Grattan, Executive Director, Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities.
Community Forum TV Show, RI Developmental Disabilities Council Executive Director Kevin Nerney interviews DRRI Senior Attorney Kate Bowden and RI General Assembly Representative Katherine Kazarian on voting in Rhode Island, particularly voting rights and access for people with disabilities and the recently passed “Let RI Vote Act.”
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