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Social Security Makes Key Policy Changes to Reduce Burdens on Beneficiaries

by Megan Marquis | Jul 22, 2024 | Employment

In recent months, the Social Security Administration announced a series of policy improvements, listed below, that aim to improve payment processing and reduce hardships on beneficiaries. Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley acknowledges that, “For 88 years,...

“The Beds Were Just Not Available to Her.” When Psychiatric Hospitals Refuse to Admit Patients from Emergency Departments

by Mark Joyce | May 24, 2024 | Community Mental Health, Inpatient Psychiatric Settings & Group Homes

In the fall of 2022, Disability Rights Maine (DRM) represented a woman who had been "blue papered"[1] in an emergency department (ED) and was awaiting transfer to a psychiatric bed. She remained in the ED for 65 days until eventually being transferred to a psychiatric...

DOJ Updates Guidance on how the ADA Applies to Voters with Disabilities

by Molly Thompson | May 7, 2024 | Voting

The 2024 Presidential Election is six months away! There are two exciting updates from the U.S. Department of Justice that strengthen access to voting and voting information for people with disabilities. For the first time in 10 years, the U.S. Department of Justice...

Preparing for the Polls as a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Voter

by Riley Albair | Mar 1, 2024 | Deaf Services, Success Stories, Voting

Maine will have presidential primaries on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Voters will decide on candidates participating in the Democratic and Republican primaries. Polling places can be tricky places for communication, especially for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people. Polls...

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...

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Social Security Makes Key Policy Changes to Reduce Burdens on Beneficiaries

“The Beds Were Just Not Available to Her.” When Psychiatric Hospitals Refuse to Admit Patients from Emergency Departments

DOJ Updates Guidance on how the ADA Applies to Voters with Disabilities

Preparing for the Polls as a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Voter

Accessible Outdoors

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