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Video Release: We Are Here: People with Disabilities are Everywhere

by Harper Chance | Mar 26, 2026 | Accessibility, Announcements, Community Mental Health, Deaf Services, Developmental Disability Advocacy, Employment, Self-Advocacy

People with disabilities are part of the fabric of every Maine community! Last summer, Disability Rights Maine (DRM) partnered with the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS), the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council, and Speaking Up for Us...

Accessible Outdoors

by Julia Endicott | Feb 27, 2024 | Accessibility, News

For millions across the country and world, Maine is a bastion of natural beauty. Consider Acadia National Park alone, which had an estimated 4 million visitors in 2021. Maine State Parks were not far behind with 3.3 million visitors in 2021. Yet for many people with...

Public Transportation and Driving with a Disability

by Guest Author | Jul 19, 2022 | Accessibility

I learned how to drive in high school after I turned 15 and passed the test to get my learners permit in Vermont. I remember my dad taking me to the local middle school parking lot, where we would practice learning how to feel the clutch catch into gear. Learning to...

After DRM Brings Suit, DHHS Agrees to Accommodation Process for Sec. 19 Recipients Affected by 40 Hour Cap

by Peter Rice | Jul 31, 2017 | Accessibility, Success Stories

MaineCare members who direct their own services under Section 19, the Adults with Disabilities Waiver, may be able to get some help staying in their own home as a result of a case brought by Disability Rights Maine (DRM). MaineCare members who receive Sec. 19 services...

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Video Release: We Are Here: People with Disabilities are Everywhere

Accessible Outdoors

Public Transportation and Driving with a Disability

After DRM Brings Suit, DHHS Agrees to Accommodation Process for Sec. 19 Recipients Affected by 40 Hour Cap

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