News Room | Tag: Institutions

Tell Florida: Stop Threatening the Right to Live in the Community

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Join us in calling on Florida's Attorney General to stop the state's assault on the right to community integration and defend Section 504 protections for people…

Disability Rights Florida Responds to Federal Legal Memorandum That Threatens Landmark Olmstead Decision

Monday, July 13, 2026

In 1999, the Supreme Court affirmed the right of those with disabilities and mental health conditions to full integration in their communities. In the decades since…

Closure of Alligator Alcatraz Does Not End Need for Oversight, New Disability Rights Florida Report Finds

Thursday, July 09, 2026

Investigation documents dangerous conditions, medical neglect and disability rights violations affecting detainees before transfers to facilities across the country

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Although Florida's Alligator Alcatraz immigration…

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…