New law keeps kids in juvenile court
- May 25, 2020
A new North Carolina law, Raise the Age, keeps 16 and 17-year-old kids with disabilities in the juve…
COVID-19 in Facilities
- May 7, 2020
DRNC is working to make sure that people with disabilities who live in facilities* stay safe and tha…
Complaint concerning the NC Protocol for Allocating Scarce Inpatient Critical Care Resources in a Pandemic
- May 6, 2020
Disability Rights NC files complaint concerning State’s Protocol on Scarce Inpatient Critical…
Reasonable Accommodations to Hospital Restricted Visitor Policies
- May 6, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has prompted hospitals to change some of their policies and practices. For insta…
Social Security beneficiaries’ rights to stimulus money
- May 4, 2020
Disability Rights North Carolina sent a letter to the NC Department of Health and Human Services req…
Access to Medical Care During COVID-19
- April 30, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to spread, people with disabilities do not always have access to fair medical…
Legal Issues Unpacked
- April 29, 2020
Increased outbreaks in correctional facilities because social distancing is impossible
- April 16, 2020
North Carolina prisons and jails are petri dishes for corona virus. “COVID-19 will spread like wildf…
Social Distancing Impossible in Overcrowded Jails
- April 6, 2020
DRNC urges immediate action North Carolina jails are chronically overcrowded, making social distanci…
COVID-19 Scarce Resource Protocol
- April 4, 2020
On March 27, 2020, DRNC CEO Virginia Knowlton Marcus sent a letter to Secretary Mandy Cohen as part…