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. 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 access to community-based services (Medicaid, Medicare, mental health services, long-term care, transportation, and home and community based waiver services).

Priority 2. Goal 1: People with disabilities are not denied state or local community based 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. Individuals with disabilities do not face ADA access barriers to businesses, government services and places of public accommodation.

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. 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 assistive technology devices or services that empower them to be successful in employment, education, community life and independent living.

Priority 5. Goal 1. 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 and appropriate training for employment, and for people with disabilities who have a right to services under the federal Rehabilitation Act.

Priority 6. Goal 1. Provide disability rights advocacy for people with disabilities who have a right to services under the federal Rehabilitation Act.

Priority 6. Goal 2. 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 except SSA, involved in the beneficiary's return to work effort.

Priority 6. Goal 3. 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. Provide disability rights advocacy for people with disabilities who qualify for Family and Medical Leave Act leave.

Priority 6. Goal 5. Students with disabilities will receive appropriate transition services (Employment and Special Education goal).

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. 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. People with disabilities will receive training regarding their rights.

Priority 8. Goal 2. 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. People with disabilities will be aware of their rights through the publication and dissemination of pertinent information.

Priority 8. Goal 4. DRC will use the Internet to inform people with disabilities of their rights and the services provided by DRC.

Priority 8. Goal 5. People with disabilities, their families, service providers and the general public will be informed of disability rights and the services that DRC provides through visits or forums throughout the state to keep them informed.

Priority 8. Goal 6. People with disabilities will have full participation in the electoral process.

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