How one girl’s courage exposed a system that locked her away
- July 2, 2025
“We’re gone! We’re gone!” Alexis Ratcliff, a 19-year-old patient at Atrium Health Wake Forest Bapti…
Renew NC: Helping North Carolina Families Rebuild Their Homes
- June 27, 2025
Program Overview Renew NC is a program that helps people in North Carolina fix or rebuild their home…
Hot Weather Safety Tips
- June 27, 2025
Hot weather poses serious health risks, especially for individuals with disabilities, older adults,…
DRNC’s 2026 Advocacy Targets
- June 17, 2025
What are Targets People with disabilities have a great need for legal assistance. Disability Rights…
Resources for housing and independent living for people with IDD in North Carolina from HOPE NC.
- June 5, 2025
Are you looking for affordable housing or independent living for someone with IDD in North Carolina?…
Executive Summary: Involuntary Commitment in NC: Overused, Misused, and Harmful
- May 26, 2025
An Urgent Call for Change Note: This report details traumatic and disturbing experiences of people s…
Involuntary Commitment in NC: Overused, Misused, and Harmful
- May 26, 2025
An Urgent Call for Change Note: This report details traumatic and disturbing experiences of people s…
Our work is threatened. Can we count on you so our community can continue to count on us?
- May 1, 2025
Did you know this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) network?…
NC BRAINS (North Carolina Brain Resources and Injury Needs Screening)
- March 30, 2025
Disability Rights NC (DRNC) is launching a critical initiative dedicated to reshaping how our state…
Statement on Governor Stein’s Budget Proposal
- March 19, 2025
Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC) advocates for state budget provisions that improve the lives…