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Change to Due Process Appeals
- January 24, 2022
Staff post: Ginny Fogg Supervising Attorney Important new law will benefit parents and students with…
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Stop Traumatizing Kids Who Need Mental Health Care
- January 24, 2022
An op-ed by CEO Virginia Knowlton Marcus in which she lauds media attention on the dangers of PRTFs…
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The Promise of Olmstead cannot be Broken
- November 18, 2021
A message from DRNC’s CEO This season of gratitude has us thinking about the meaning of home.…
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DRNC’s Response to Annual Survey Feedback
- November 17, 2021
As many of you know, every year DRNC sends out a survey asking North Carolina’s disability community…
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NC’s Hidden Children
- November 17, 2021
We interview DRNC Attorney Joonu Coste about the state’s dangerous practice of sending children to P…
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Past DRNC Board Chair Comments on Draft Olmstead Plan
- November 8, 2021
Good afternoon. My name is Bryan Dooley, and I am a community inclusion specialist at Solutions for…
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Disability Community’s Comments on Draft Olmstead Plan
- November 5, 2021
For nearly two years North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has promi…
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NC’s Draft Olmstead Plan is a #PlanToFail
- November 5, 2021
Staff Post: Cas Shearin Media Strategist/Senior Writer North Carolina’s long-promised draft “Olmst…
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DRNC Urges NC Legislative Leaders to Include Incarcerated People in Redistricting Plans
- November 1, 2021
DRNC requests NC leaders to respect and honor the legal rights of all people, including those who ar…
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DRNC Statement on Proposed Bill to Keep Institutionalized Kids Safe
- October 20, 2021
Children deserve to be safe and have an opportunity for a supportive childhood in their communities,…