Category: Press Release

Human Rights Organizations Demand Prison Population Reduction to Ease Overcrowding After Hurricane Helene

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 31, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Emancipate NC, Dawn Blagrove, 91…

Moore County Discriminated Against Disabled Mother, Children

Federal lawsuit alleges local DSS demonstrated “deliberate indifference” to family  Moore County De…

Supreme Court ruling another legally-administered blow to nation’s most vulnerable

DRNC statement on Grant Pass decision Earlier this year, Disability Rights North Carolina released a…

25 Years After Olmstead, the Fight for Disability Rights Presses On

A message from DRNC CEO Virginia Knowlton Marcus Twenty-five years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Cour…

Deaf Raleigh Woman Alleges Amazon Discriminated Against Her

Amazon refused to provide an American Sign Language interpreter, charge says FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE M…

Legal Organizations Seek Preliminary Injunction in NC DHHS Lawsuit  

Lawsuit Alleges Illegal Prolonged Jailing of People with Mental Health Disabilities        FOR…

Lawsuit Alleges Illegal Prolonged Jailing of People with Mental Health Disabilities 

Civil Rights Advocacy Organizations Seek Firm Timelines for Services FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18,…

Federal Judge Clears Way for NC Foster Children’s Discrimination Case to Proceed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2024 Contact: Holly Stiles, Disability Rights North Carolina, holly…

Agreement in Samantha R. et al. vs. NCDHHS and the State of North Carolina

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2024 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCD…