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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...

Register, Educate, Vote (Rev Up!)

by Guest Author | Dec 16, 2022 | News, Success Stories, Voting

Register, Educate, Vote (Rev Up!). Maine people did so once again in record numbers this midterm election (a general election that takes place in a non-Presidential election year). Maine voters with disabilities were no exception, and Disability Rights Maine worked...

Centering Youth Voice in Treatment

by Guest Author | Nov 17, 2022 | Children's & Education Rights, Success Stories

Adults make decisions for kids all the time. What time they wake up, what they eat for breakfast, how much TV they can watch, if they can hang out with their friend after school. Almost every aspect of a child’s life is predetermined by the adults providing care for...

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...

New and Innovative Employment Options Called for in 2022

by Lucas Cuellar | May 27, 2022 | Community Inclusion, Developmental Disability Advocacy, Employment

In the wake of the series of massive and ubiquitous changes which the global COVID-19 pandemic has wrought to nearly every area of life, an opportunity for people with disabilities to enforce their right to work has emerged. The United States is facing an historic...

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

Register, Educate, Vote (Rev Up!)

Centering Youth Voice in Treatment

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