The National Disability Rights Network

What is NDRN? To quote from the website for NDRN:
"The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and the Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Through training and technical assistance, legal support, and legislative advocacy, NDRN works to create a society in which people with disabilities are afforded equality of opportunity and are able to fully participate by exercising choice and self-determination.

WHO WE SERVE

NDRN members serve individuals with a wide range of disabilities – including, but not limited to, those with cognitive, mental, sensory, and physical disabilities.


WHAT WE DO

NDRN members investigate reports of abuse and neglect, and seek systemic change to prevent further incidents; advocate for basic rights; and ensure accountability in health care, education, employment, housing, transportation, and within the juvenile and criminal justice systems for individuals with disabilities."

Issues that are addressed by NDRN include:

Abuse and Neglect
Assistive Technology
Community Integration
Criminal Justice
Disaster Management
Education
Employment
Housing
Juvenile Justice
Medicare / Medicaid
Mental Health
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Vocational Rehabilitation
Voting


If you or a loved one has a disability, this site is worth a look. They include stories about current disability rights cases in the courts. They also include information about TASC (The Training and Advocacy Support Center).

There are some interesting publications about the lack of workplace opportunities with fair wages for the disabled and the issue of restraint and seclusion in school
To visit the website for The National Disability Rights Network, copy and paste this URL:
http://www.napas.org