White background with three photos. Top left: women in business conversing, one in a wheelchair with a laptop. Middle: Three cards, 1. disability, 2. American flag, and 3. question mark. Lastly: A woman with down syndrome pointing up to the women in business. Text reads: Did You Know? More than 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. has a disability, and it is the only minority group you can join at any time. Yet they remain one of the most underrepresented in media, policy, and leadership roles.

Inclusion is essential.

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📅 Free webinar: Aug 18
🔗 Learn more at nast.org/national-able-savings-day

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💡 All of these tools, and more, are part of our mission at Disability Rights Arkansas. Know your rights. Use your tools. You are never alone in this.

#DIYDisabilityEmpowerment #KnowYourRights #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityRightsAR

Why do kids keep running away from these "secure treatment facilities"? #DisabilityRightsAR #ProtectARChildren #AdvocacyMatters #YouthMentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthSupport

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🚨 New Podcast Episode! 🚨
DRA staff attorney Derek Henderson walks us through how we got from there to here—& why Home and Community-Based Services are essential for disability rights today.

Listen Now🎙️: bit.ly/3EdIDsL

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Inclusive Disaster Preparedness - Including You: A Disability Rights Arkansas Podcast Natural disasters can happen anywhere and to anyone – they don’t discriminate. But when the power is out, transportation is limited, or you are isolated from others – it can be detrimental to the disa...

#NaturalDisasters can happen anywhere & to anyone – they don’t discriminate. When the power is out, transportation is limited, you are isolated from others – it can be detrimental to the #DisabilityCommunity.

Listen Now🎙️: bit.ly/InclusiveDis...

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With more storms on the way, we want Arkansans with disabilities and their families/supports to be prepared & stay safe. Do you have a plan?

Visit our site for resources: disabilityrightsar.org/emergency-pr...

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On #WorldAutismDay —and every day—we celebrate the incredible strengths, talents, & diverse experiences of the Autistic Community. An inclusive world benefits us all.

Learn more about autism from our friends, @autisticadvocacy.org ➡️ autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/a...

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Arkansas woman with Down syndrome prepares for biggest challenge yet — Half Ironman Triathlon
"I want to show to the world I am limitless and I can rise to meet any challenge," Borman said.

🔗: www.thv11.com/article/news...

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Please reach out to your Senators & tell them to 🚫VOTE NO🚫 on HB1382! The Senate meets TODAY at 1:30pm.

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#Arkansas has 75 counties—55 of them reached out and got help from us in 2024. The need is real, and we're taking action.

Need help?
Contact us today: disabilityrightsar.org/how-to-get-h...

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⚠️We’re almost out of time⚠️HB1382 is on the Senate calendar for March 31st. ⏰ This is our LAST shot to protect the work DRA does.

CONTACT YOUR SENATOR NOW & tell them to 🚫VOTE NO🚫 on HB1382!
📌 Find your Senator here: districtfinder.youraedi.com

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🧵Arkansas is one of the states that accepts placements for out-of-state kids into their #ResidentialTreatment facilities.

🚨@arktimes.bsky.social exposes the profit-driven model behind these facilities (PRTFs) in #Arkansas: bit.ly/Arkansas-Tim...

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TOMORROW!! The DD Network will be in West Helena & we want to hear from you!

Please share this information & we hope to see you soon!

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What is CAP? 🤔
The Client Assistance Program (CAP) helps people understand and access vocational rehabilitation and independent living services under the Federal Rehabilitation Act.

Learn more: disabilityrightsar.org/about-dra/ca...

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Eviction to Empowerment. A client who is blind, was receiving vocational rehabilitation services from the Division Services for the Blind (DSB). She was facing eviction from her home, jeopardizing her access to public transit & employment. One of our Advocates, successfully advocated DSB to provide maintenance funding for her relocation covering moving and initial rental expenses. This ensured she could stay near public transit and maintain her job. Advocacy In Action. Disability Rights Arkansas.

⭐️Client Success Story- Eviction to Empowerment⭐️
Sometimes, the proper support at the right moment can change everything.

A powerful reminder that when barriers are removed, people thrive.

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March 21. World Down Syndrome Day.

TODAY is #WorldDownSyndromeDay! 💙💛
Let's make the world a better place, where everyone belongs! 🌟

To learn more about how to #ImproveOurSupportSystems & hear from self-advocates, visit: www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/2025-theme

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CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW and tell them to 🚫VOTE NO🚫 on HB1382!
📌 Find your Senator here: districtfinder.youraedi.com
Flood the phones. Be the voice they cannot ignore. Time is running out-- Say 🚫NO to HB1382🚫

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Join us NEXT WEEK in West Helena! The DD Network will be in town & we want to hear from you!

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Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor Senate Public Health, Welfare & Labor

The Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor meeting has started in Room 272.
If you are unable to attend in person, a live video will be available on their page:
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HB1382 Bill Information This site is maintained by the Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research, Information Systems Dept., and is the official website of the Arkansas General Assembly.

The Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor meeting will be at 10AM in Room 272.

If you are unable to attend in person, a live video will be available on their page: arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail...

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Say NO to HB1382. Make some noise. Support Disability Rights Arkansas.

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📢 MAKE SOME NOISE! 📢
HB1382 is on the agenda for TOMORROW (March 19th at 10AM, Room 272). Arkansas senators need to hear from YOU—RIGHT NOW.
HB1382 is a threat to the rights and well-being of Arkansans with disabilities. We need YOUR voice to stop it.

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“This settlement reflects continued progress to address those failures and the serious risks they posed to the health and safety of incarcerated persons in Arkansas.”

Read More 🔗: www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...

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Students with disabilities need the Department of Education!
Last year, more than 22,600 complaints were filed from parents & students, the majority of which involve students with disabilities.

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DRA is at The Capitol today for Brain Injury Awareness Day until 2pm! March is #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth.

Did you know that an estimated 33,126 Arkansans are living with long-term disabilities as a result of Traumatic Brain Injury?

#DisabilityRightsAR #InOurCommunity #TBI #Arkansas #Advocacy

The Iconic Civil Rights Protest You Don't Know | American Experience | PBS Meet the protesters who crawled their way into history—and changed how all Americans live.

On March 12, 1990, disability advocates called for immediate action by Congress on passing the Americans with Disabilities Act, by climbing the U.S. Capitol's inaccessible west side steps

Read More: www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...

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Tune in 🚨TODAY🚨, March 12, at 2 pm as we discuss "Who we Are & What We Do" on KABF Radio with host Jon S.

If you want to know who Disability Rights Arkansas is, what common issues we see and deal with every day, & how we can help, then join us live at www.kabf.org or at 88.3 FM

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Creating accessible Arts Programs. This workshop is presented by the Arkansas Arts Council in partnership with Disability Rights Arkansas. For any accommodation requests, please email Chloe.Cunningham@Arkansas.Gov or call 501-324-9775

Join us for this FREE workshop designed to help arts organizations, nonprofits, & community leaders create art programs that are accessible to people of all abilities.

Register today: bit.ly/accessible-a...

Presented by: Arkansas Arts Council in partnership with DRA.

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2025 DD Network. Listening Sessions. Please RSVP by contacting Scottie York at scottie.york@dfa.arkansas.gov. 3-4:30pm and 6-7:30 pm. We want to hear from you! Texarkana Recreation Center 1 Legion Drive Texarkana, AR 3/11 West Helena UAMS E. Regional Campus 1393 AR 242 West West Helena, AR 3/27 Stone County Medical Center-White River Health Conference Room 2106 E. Main St, Mountain View, AR Mountain View 3/29 Warren Warren Public Library 115 W. Cypress St. Warren, AR 4/8 Veterans Park Community Center 508 N. Lincoln St. Cabot, AR Cabot 4/12 Batesville White River Health Center Josephine Roger Conference 1710 Harrison St., Room B Batesville, AR 4/24 Cabot Listening Session has DIFFERENT SESSION TIMES. 2:20 PM – 3:50 PM & 5:30 PM – 7 PM Brought to you by Disability Rights Arkansas, Partners for Inclusive Communities, and Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities of Arkansas.

EXCITING NEWS❗The DD Network will be coming to a town near you🚗 & we want to hear from you!

We aim to identify the most pressing needs of the disability community in our state & address those needs.

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