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Chronic Failures Upend Cardinal
- June 1, 2021
In merging with Vaya Health, has Cardinal Innovations finally succumbed to public scrutiny from advo…
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DRNC Receives Award for Prison Advocacy
- May 25, 2021
NDRN recognized DRNC for COVID-19 litigation efforts that secured the early release of 3500 prisoner…
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DRNC Honored for Race Equity Work
- May 24, 2021
Over the course of the past two years, Disability Rights NC staff implemented a determined focus to…
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Racial Disparities in Solitary
- April 22, 2021
Significant racial disparities exist in solitary confinement likely due to implicit bias. The most r…
![Mural in Texas of george floyd with wings and a halo over his heads. An overhead light shines down on the halo -reflecting the change his death will bring following Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict.](https://disabilityrightsnc.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/george-floyd-5342710_640-pm57g5i8783wiwq1rx8zafjqryu82wspgjotc8jo5c.jpeg)
Statement on Derek Chauvin’s Guilty Verdicts
- April 21, 2021
The jury’s verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin resulted in his c…
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NC’s Institutional Bias Shatters Dreams
- April 20, 2021
People with mental health disabilities languish in institutions as state tries to meet the requireme…
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Stop Discrimination in Schools
- April 20, 2021
Stop H247 H247 is an education bill with two provisions that will allow schools to enact discipline…
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Medicaid Health Plans
- April 19, 2021
Use this new tool to find out if you need to choose a Health Plan as NC Medicaid moves to managed ca…
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The Prison COVID Lawsuit
- March 29, 2021
Information and resources to answer your questions about the Prison COVID lawsuit, new DPS COVID mit…
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Big Housing Win for People with Disabilities
- March 22, 2021
NC Supreme Court rules landlords must give specific reasons for eviction Having a place to call home…