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NC Prison Mental Health Advocacy Coalition Applauds Study
- October 6, 2021
“Impact of a Prison Therapeutic Diversion Unit on Mental and Behavioral Health Outcomes” FOR IMMEDIA…
![Four staff members of the Piedmont Triad Regional Council who partnered with DRNC on this event stand next to their booth, all wearing black polos and blue jeans, smiling from behind their masks. They all have two thumbs up. From left to right, a Black woman, older white man, a blond-haired woman and a white middle-aged woman.](https://disabilityrightsnc.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Stokes-thumbnail-pm0ngzjb434as7eg48x042pi92sj6dmz6l73t58934.jpg)
Vaccination Event Brings Community Together
- September 22, 2021
DRNC was in Stokes County this month for vaccination drives as part of Project ACCESS, DRNC’s initia…
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Advocacy Through Litigation
- September 22, 2021
The pandemic hasn’t slowed the DRNC team’s work. In fact, the dangers presented by COVID-19 have int…
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DRNC Staff Updates
- September 22, 2021
Welcome to Sarah Hoffman, Candace Speller and Ashleigh Swayze, three new staff members who joined th…
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Project ACCESS
- September 7, 2021
Project ACCESS is DRNC’s statewide initiative to increase access to vaccines for people with d…
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Back to School during COVID
- August 26, 2021
Learn what you can do to make back to school during COVID as safe and successful as possible. Topics…
![7 disabled voters meet with vice president Kamala Harris around conference table in DC. Two participants are participating virtually. Dr. Ricky Scott sits to the vice president's right. He is a black middle-aged man wearing a blue button down shirt and dark glasses. He has a serious expression on his face. The vice president is wearing a blush colored suit jacket and is speaking to the group, her right hand slightly raised above the table.. Three women, one in a wheelchair, and two men wearing suits are also in the room.](https://disabilityrightsnc.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Ricky-Scott-pm55ot5rn5ea4wqdnjk29ezhn71rd7bw310v2ygrgg.jpeg)
NC Voting Rights Activist Represents Disabled Voters in DC
- August 26, 2021
NC voter rights activist, Dr. Ricky Scott, represented disabled voters in D.C. in an important conve…
![a young woman of color, wearing a face mask , places hands on window and looks in at an older woman of color, wearing a mask who has her hands on the window. Their hands are placed over each other with the window between, symbolizing the isolation and loneliness people with weakened immune systems are facing as they socially distance during the surge of the Delta variant.](https://disabilityrightsnc.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/COVID-2-pm55ux402drdlnuvz6mrgvhcncxnedl2x9ohdpen0g.jpg)
Update on the Pandemic in NC
- August 26, 2021
In this update on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in NC today, DRNC strongly encourages everyone…
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Child welfare services must focus on families, not facilities
- August 24, 2021
Durham County Sued for Discrimination for Institutionalization of Toddler with Disability For Immedi…
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Special Education Tips for Parents
- August 18, 2021
When you have concerns about your child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP), it can be ha…