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PRESS RELEASE: Disability Rights Maine Statement on Lewiston Shooting

by Julia Endicott | Oct 26, 2023 | Press Releases

CONTACT: Julia Endicott 207-626-2774 jendicott@drme.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2023 Augusta – Disability Rights Maine is horrified and deeply saddened by the shootings in Lewiston yesterday evening. Our hearts are with the Lewiston/Auburn community, the...

DRM Secures Continued Access to Free Counseling for Survivors of Abuse at Governor Baxter School for the Deaf

by Peter Rice | Jun 20, 2023 | Deaf Services, Success Stories

In early February 1982, a magazine article was published, which made public the horrific abuse experienced by former students and survivors of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf (GBSD). The Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Human Services’ Child...

PRESS RELEASE: Disability Rights Maine Releases Report on Health Care Access for Mainers with Disabilities

by Julia Endicott | Jun 20, 2023 | Health Equity, Press Releases

CONTACT: Jennifer Battis 207-626-2774 jbattis@drme.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2023 Disability Rights Maine Releases Report on Health Care Access for Mainers with Disabilities AUGUSTA – Today, Disability Rights Maine (DRM) released a report entitled “I Don’t...

DRM Recognized for Work to End Sexual Violence

by Julia Endicott | May 26, 2023 | Announcements, Developmental Disability Advocacy

Disability Rights Maine was recently honored by the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MECASA) and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) for our work to address sexual violence for people with disabilities. We are humbled and honored to receive...

SAAM 2023: Emphasis on Survivors with Disabilities

by Sammy-Ellie MacKinnon | Apr 20, 2023 | Developmental Disability Advocacy, Success Stories

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and this year the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) has made the theme of this year’s SAAM Drawing Connection: Prevention Demands Equity. As the State of Maine’s Protection & Advocacy organization...

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PRESS RELEASE: Disability Rights Maine Releases Report on Health Care Access for Mainers with Disabilities

DRM Recognized for Work to End Sexual Violence

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