Category: News

How one girl’s courage exposed a system that locked her away

“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

Program Overview Renew NC is a program that helps people in North Carolina fix or rebuild their home…

Hot Weather Safety Tips

Hot weather poses serious health risks, especially for individuals with disabilities, older adults,…

Give Feedback on DRNC’s 2026 Targets

Each year, Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC) asks people with disabilities, their families, an…

DRNC’s 2026 Advocacy Targets

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.

Are you looking for affordable housing or independent living for someone with IDD in North Carolina?…

NC’s Involuntary Commitment Process Overused, Misused, Harmful 

Calls for Urgent Change in Public Report that Follows Year-long Investigation  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…

Executive Summary: Involuntary Commitment in NC: Overused, Misused, and Harmful

An Urgent Call for Change Note: This report details traumatic and disturbing experiences of people s…

Involuntary Commitment in NC: Overused, Misused, and Harmful

An Urgent Call for Change Note: This report details traumatic and disturbing experiences of people s…