COVID-19

Fighting for Disability Rights During the Pandemic

As COVID-19 impacts all Americans, the National Disability Rights Network is urging Congress and the Administration to safeguard the rights of people with disabilities in the federal response to the pandemic. At the local and state level, Protection and Advocacy agencies continue to fight for the rights of people with disabilities, including equal access to testing and treatment.

P&A Network Response to Medical Rationing

Complaints filed by state P&As due to medical rationing schemes: Alabama, Kansas, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Washington. States P&As that have written letters to governors (or mayor for DC): Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin. State P&As with both complaints and letters: Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas. State P&As that have successfully resolved an OCR complaint: Alabama, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah.

Latest on COVID-19

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NDRN Filed an Amicus in Challenge to New York’s Discriminatory Ventilator Guidelines for Emergency Situations
January 18, 2022
The case involves a challenge to New York’s discriminatory ventilator allocation guidelines in emergency situations being litigated by Disability Rights New York and the New York Law School Civil Rights and Disability Justice Clinic.
Amicus Brief
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NDRN Joins Seven Disability Rights Organizations in Amicus Brief Responding to Alabama’s Emergency Motion to the U.S. Supreme Court Seeking to Stop Counties from Offering Curbside Voting
October 21, 2020
NDRN joined the American Diabetes Association and several other disability rights organizations in an amicus in Merrill v. People First of Alabama, in support of neither side.
Amicus Brief
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Fifth Circuit Vacated Preliminary Injunction in Texas Access to Vote by Mail Case
September 10, 2020
NDRN had joined an amicus in support of neither side explaining the obligations Texas elections officials must make reasonable modifications under the ADA to voting during the COVID-19 pandemic such as permitting voting by mail.
Amicus Brief

Fighting for Disability Rights During the Pandemic

P&A Network Response to Medical Rationing

Latest on COVID-19

NDRN Filed an Amicus in Challenge to New York’s Discriminatory Ventilator Guidelines for Emergency Situations

NDRN Joins Seven Disability Rights Organizations in Amicus Brief Responding to Alabama’s Emergency Motion to the U.S. Supreme Court Seeking to Stop Counties from Offering Curbside Voting

Fifth Circuit Vacated Preliminary Injunction in Texas Access to Vote by Mail Case