We work on behalf of people with disabilities to combat all forms of discrimination, abuse and neglect through monitoring, investigations and legal action.
We support people with disabilities of all ages in order to advance individual rights and create systems change that focuses on community integration and quality of life.
We provide people with disabilities the tools, resources and assistance that empower them to exercise maximum independence and self-determination.
Special thanks to our U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy for his work representing Louisiana in championing this resolution to recognize the 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)!
The IDEA helps to protect the rights of students with disabilities to learn in inclusive, supportive schools and to guarantee students with disabilities a free appropriate public education (FAPE) tailored to their individual needs. For more information on this resolution, you can read the press release here: ow.ly/KjZL50XBxXw
Read more from our parent network National Disability Rights Network at the story attached to this post.
#IDEA50 #InclusiveEducationThank you to U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, Chris Van Hollen, Friends of Glenn Thompson - Team GT & Congressman Jared Huffman for championing the IDEA 50th Anniversary Resolution.
Your leadership uplifts students with disabilities and protects the right to learn in inclusive, supportive schools. #IDEA50 #InclusiveEducation
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10 new calls for help came in today.
Every day we hear from more people facing discrimination—children denied their right to education, people fighting for critical medical services, people facing abuse in institutions.
We were made for this moment—to fight alongside people with disabilities when systems are mistreating them.
Just 6 hours left of #GivingTuesday, and $5,295 left to reach our $15,000 goal.
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Grateful for everyone who's already stepped up for disability rights on #GivingTuesday!
We're just over $5,400 away from our $15,000 year-end goal, which will help us begin building the donor support we'll need as federal funding becomes uncertain.
There's still time to join us in holding the line for Louisiana's disability community.
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Stand with Louisiana's disability community in this critical moment.
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Join us in holding the line for the civil rights of people with disabilities in Louisiana. Since 1977, Disability Rights Louisiana has been fighting for the rights of people with disabilities across o...