Public Input Notice
Disability Rights Center is now taking public input to determine the specific disability issues to be addressed, and the types of advocacy services that Disability Rights Center will provide over the coming year. To submit your comments you may complete our online form, or you may download a copy (pdf) and either fax or mail it back to DRC no later than July 11, 2008.
The DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER (DRC) is a private non-profit agency with offices in Little Rock, Arkansas. Since 1977 the Governor of Arkansas has designated DRC the independent rights protection and advocacy system for persons with disabilities in Arkansas. DRC operates under authority outlined in Federal law and is funded primarily by the Federal government.
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To make a tax-deductible donation to the Disability Rights Center toward the $15,000 Challenge Campaign MATCH, please click the donation button below to help us raise $30,000. We would also gladly accept your check or money order mailed to DRC. Thank you!
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HOT! 16 MAY 2008: LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the 21-year-old South African is eligible to race against able-bodied athletes, overturning a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations.
New! To find out early voting sites for the May 20, 2008 primary election, click here.
New! "Green Light" Given to Voter ID Laws - The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Indiana's controversial voter ID law, which critics say will discourage people with disabilities, the poor, the elderly and minorities from casting ballots. The law requires voters to present current government-issued photo identification. For those who cannot, it established a procedure for validating votes after an election. "This opinion will be read as a green light for the enactment of more partisan election laws in an attempt to skew outcomes in close elections," wrote Richard Hasen, a professor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, on his widely read Election Law Blog. Hasen wrote a brief on the side of challengers to the law. To read the Courts full opinion click this link.
New! The first ever video podcast in American Sign Language is being launched today on the Disability Law Lowdown website at ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com. The Disability Law Lowdown ASL podcasts will bring a new level of service to the Deaf community by expanding traditional audio-only podcasts to include video that allows subscribers too see native Deaf speakers signing the show's content. The podcasts will deliver the latest in disability law information every other week via American Sign Language, captioning, voice-over, and transcripts to maximize accessibility.
May 16, 2008 is the Deadline for Transferring your Voter registration from your former county of residence to your current one for the May 20, 2008 Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan Judicial elections. In 2007, the state legislature passed a law allowing for county-to-county transfer of voter registrations up to four days before the election. So, if you are a registered Arkansas voter and have recently moved to a new county in Arkansas, this provision will help ensure that you'll be able to vote at your new polling place.
On Monday, April 28, 2008, the President signed into law: S. 793, the "Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008", which authorizes appropriations and makes changes to the Department of Health and Human Services programs that provide grants for State programs for: tracking and reporting of brain injuries; and brain injury rehabilitation.
The list of candidates for the May 20, 2008, Preferential Primary and Non-partisian Judicial elections is now available.
On April 10, 2008, the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Administration for Children and Families, HHS, published a Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register. This rule proposes clarifications and new requirements to implement the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act of 2000). Comments will be received until June 9, 2008.
The April edition fo the P & A Brief is now online. It is available for download in PDF print version, and also as an MP3 audio file.
Annual update published January 23, 2008, in the Federal Register - Official Notice of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines for 2008.
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PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS (P&As) like DRC are established in every state and U.S. territory. We carry out activities under several federal programs to provide a range of services to advocate for and protect the rights of persons with disabilities throughout the state. To learn more about the Protection & Advocacy/Client Assistance Program system, and to locate a P&A/CAP office in any state then visit the National Disability Rights Network website.
Our Priority issue areas focus on subjects of importance to Arkansans, including:
Our Federal Programs offer a wide range of advocacy opportunities, including:
DRC makes a wide range of advocacy-related services available to our clients at no charge.
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