DRC Priority 1. Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation - disability rights advocacy, including monitoring and investigations, for individuals who are at risk of, or have experienced abuse, neglect or exploitation.

Priority 1. Goal 1. Disability Rights Center will ensure that people with disabilities are not abused or neglected in institutions, community settings and psychiatric programs.

DRC Priority 2. Community Services & Health Care - disability rights advocacy for people with disabilities access to community-based services (Medicaid, Medicare, mental health services, long-term care, transportation, and home and community based services).

Priority 2. Goal 1: Disability Rights Center will ensure that people with disabilities are no longer denied state or local community based services because of discrimination due to disability, lack of access or lack of information about the services.

DRC Priority 3. Accessibility - disability rights advocacy to remove barriers that prevent access to state/local government services and places of public accommodation.

Priority 3. Goal 1. DRC will ensure that businesses and government services are aware of their responsibilities under the ADA.

Priority 3. Goal 2. Disability Rights Center will ensure the full participation in the electoral process for people with disabilities.

DRC Priority 4. Fair Housing - disability rights advocacy for individuals whose rights under the Fair Housing Amendments Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the Rehabilitation Act have been violated.

Priority 4. Goal 1. Disability Rights Center will ensure that adults with disabilities and families with members who have disabilities are free from discrimination in housing.

DRC Priority 5. Assistive Technology - disability rights advocacy for individuals to acquire or maintain devices or services that empower them to be successful in employment, education, community life and independent living.

Priority 5. Goal 1. Disability Rights Center will ensure that individuals with disabilities will be provided appropriate assistive technology devices and services.

DRC Priority 6. Employment - disability rights advocacy for beneficiaries of SSDI or SSI who are experiencing barriers to employment, and for people with disabilities who have a right to services under the federal Rehabilitation Act.

Priority 6. Goal 1. Disability Rights Center will provide disability rights advocacy for people with disabilities who have a right to services under the federal Rehabilitation Act.

Priority 6. Goal 2. Disability Rights Center will investigate and review any complaint of improper or inadequate services provided to a beneficiary with a disability by a service provider, employer, or other entity involved in the beneficiary's return to work effort.

Priority 6. Goal 3. Disability Rights Center will assist beneficiaries with disabilities in disputes before SSA involving work-related program decisions and benefits overpayments that are clearly a barrier to securing, maintaining, or regaining gainful employment.

Priority 6. Goal 4. Disability Rights Center will ensure that students with disabilities will receive appropriate transition services from high school to postsecondary or higher education, work or independent living.

Priority 6. Goal 5. Disability Rights Center will provide disability rights advocacy for people with disabilities who qualify for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

DRC Priority 7. Special Education - disability rights advocacy for students with disabilities to enforce and protect their rights to special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and Section 504 through individual advocacy, state complaints, due process and collaboration with other special education advocacy organizations.

Priority 7. Goal 1. Disability Rights Center will ensure that students with disabilities will have access to a continuum of placement options in the least restrictive environment.

DRC Priority 8. Outreach, training, information and policy advocacy - People with disabilities, family members, providers and policy makers are largely unaware of disability rights, responsibilities and service options.

Priority 8. Goal 1. Disability Rights Center will ensure that people with disabilities receive training regarding their rights.

Priority 8. Goal 2. Disability Rights Center will ensure that issues that affect the lives of people with disabilities will be raised at meetings attended by policy makers and/or people with disabilities.

Priority 8. Goal 3. Disability Rights Center will ensure that people with disabilities will be aware of their rights through the publication and dissemination of pertinent information.

Priority 8. Goal 4. Disability Rights Center will use the Internet to inform people with disabilities of their rights and the services available.

Priority 8. Goal 5. People with disabilities will be informed of their rights and the services that Disability Rights Center provides through regular visits throughout the state.

Priority 8. Goal 6. Disability Rights Center will launch a monthly challenge campaign to stop discrimination against people with disabilities (in areas such as juvenile justice, alternative learning environments, traumatic brain injuries, voting and outreach to people with disabilities who are unserved, underserved and/or minorities).

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