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

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

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

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

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...

Register, Educate, Vote (Rev Up!)

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

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...

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

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

DRM Recognized for Work to End Sexual Violence

SAAM 2023: Emphasis on Survivors with Disabilities

Register, Educate, Vote (Rev Up!)

Centering Youth Voice in Treatment

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