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Take AAPD’s Community Input Survey

by Harper Chance | Aug 20, 2026 | News

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is launching a new program to help people explore their experiences related to their health condition, or changing body and/or mind. Barriers and difficulties related to health conditions can feel...

People with Disabilities Have Waited Long Enough: The Time to Implement the Lifespan Waiver is Now

by Harper Chance | Aug 17, 2026 | Community Inclusion, Developmental Disability Advocacy, News, Transition to Adulthood

Written by Lauren Wille, Legal Director of Disability Rights Maine Next year, DHHS will launch a new home- and community-based services waiver called the Lifespan Waiver for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Lifespan is a foundational...

An Update on Disability Pride

by Julia Endicott | Jul 10, 2026 | Announcements

To our valued friends and allies, It is with profound sadness that Disability Rights Maine announces the sudden and unexpected loss of a treasured member of the DRM staff, Staci Converse. As a result, we have decided to cancel Disability Pride 2026. Our team is...

Change of Non-Emergency Transportation (NET) Broker in the Mid-coast Maine Region

by Harper Chance | Jun 26, 2026 | News

Change of Non-Emergency Transportation (NET) Broker in the Mid-coast Maine Region Jun 24, 2026 NET brokers such as Modivcare Solutions LLC provide non-emergency rides to MaineCare-covered appointments. Beginning July 1, 2026, Modivcare will expand services...

Lifespan Waiver Maine State Tour Coming in July 2026

by Harper Chance | Jun 23, 2026 | Announcements, News

Please join the Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) and the Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) during the week of July 20 to 24 as they offer five days of in-person presentations with discussion on the proposed Lifespan Waiver. The presentations will be...

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