News Room | Tag: Institutions
Disability Rights Florida Opposes Legislation that Threatens Community-Based Mental Health Services
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Disability Rights Florida joins the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Rights Task Force in opposing H.R. 4022, the Increasing Behavioral Health Treatment Act. If passed,…
DRF Commends the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Effort to Enhance Nursing Home Care Quality through Minimum Staffing Standards & Medicaid Payment Transparency
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Disability Rights Florida submitted comments to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in November regarding their initiative to set minimum staffing standards for long-term…
Comment Regarding Florida’s Statewide Transition Plan Home and Community Based Settings Rule CMS 2249-F and CMS 2296-F
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Floridians living in Home and Community Based Settings (HCBS) like assisted living facilities and group homes currently have few protections from unlawful, arbitrary, and discriminatory eviction.…
A Statement on the Passing of U.S. Supreme Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Monday, September 21, 2020
Today our hearts are heavy with the profound loss of a fearless defender and champion of accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities. Justice Ruth Bader…
We Want to Know: Conditions in Facilities During COVID-19
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Disability Rights Florida (DRF) was founded in 1977 as the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system for individuals with disabilities in the State of Florida. The…