Lisa Gessler joined DRNC in March 2019. Gessler is originally from Ohio and graduated from the University of Akron School of Law. Before law school she worked in psychology in the mental health and developmental disabilities fields. After law school she relocated to North Carolina and worked at private law firms and Legal Aid of North Carolina.
Disability Rights North Carolina is a legal advocacy agency that fights for the rights of people with disabilities in North Carolina...
In the 1970s, a TV reporter took a hidden camera into a school for children with disabilities in New York. Parents thought...
After Willowbrook, congress made sure that every state has a Protective and Advocacy agency. DRNC is the federally mandated...
All staff currently working for Disability Rights North Carolina, listed in alphabetical order, including titles and background info...
DRNC’s Board of Directors is a diverse group of individuals who are passionate about the rights of people with disabilities. All or...
In 1986, Congress took significant action to stop abuse, neglect, and other rights violations against people with mental health disabil...
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