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Students Ages 3 to 22 Get Access to Services After DRM Intervention

Mar 20, 2021 | Children's & Education Rights, Success Stories, Transition to Adulthood

Utilizing the systemic complaint process, DRM alerted the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) to two major issues affecting students with disabilities. Decisions in both cases were issued earlier this year. First, a regional office of Child Development Services (CDS)...

Twenty Five Years After Pineland’s Closure: Striving Towards a Restraint-Free Future for All Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Maine

Mar 2, 2021 | Community Inclusion

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the closing of Pineland Center. Since the Maine Legislature appropriated funds for the earliest iteration of the institution, the purpose, effect, and philosophy of Pineland changed in response to societal whims and social...

Captions in a Virtual World – and Beyond!

Jan 15, 2021 | Deaf Services

In 2020, many meetings and conferences shifted from in-person to remote communication. For many of us, that meant using captions for equal access to these events. But what is captioning and what options are available? Captioning makes communication more accessible for...

DRM Provides Voting Information to Individuals in Hospitals, Ensuring Their Right to Participate in the 2020 Election

Nov 18, 2020 | Inpatient Psychiatric Settings & Group Homes, Success Stories, Voting

Susan B. Anthony once said: “Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.” However, sometimes “using it” comes with its own struggles. This is certainly true for individuals with disabilities who are patients in psychiatric hospitals. One of DRM’s core missions...

DRM Statement on Portland Press Herald Article That Misinforms Voters with Disabilities

Sep 25, 2020 | Announcements

In its September 24, 2020 article “Some voters fear being ‘purged’ at the polls. Should you?” the Portland Press Herald mistakenly reports that “A clerk must remove you from the voting list if they are given notice that you have been placed under guardianship due to...

Protecting the Rights of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities During COVID-19

Sep 8, 2020 | COVID-19, Developmental Disability Advocacy

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced all of us to adjust to a “new normal” as we go about our lives. As infection rates begin to decline in harder-hit areas, signs of recovery are emerging. Restaurants, stores and public areas are slowly reopening. Throughout the...

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Students Ages 3 to 22 Get Access to Services After DRM Intervention

Twenty Five Years After Pineland’s Closure: Striving Towards a Restraint-Free Future for All Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Maine

Captions in a Virtual World – and Beyond!

DRM Provides Voting Information to Individuals in Hospitals, Ensuring Their Right to Participate in the 2020 Election

DRM Statement on Portland Press Herald Article That Misinforms Voters with Disabilities

Protecting the Rights of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities During COVID-19

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