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Your Voice, Your Vote: Episode 1 - Disability Voting Laws
Michelle Bishop talks about national disability voting laws in the first episode of our new series.
Rule Challenges
Our staff is outspoken against disability discrimination. Read some of our Rule Challenges about intersectional disability issues. What are Rule Challenges? Rule Challenges are submitted comments disputing how the court is navigating a legal issue or action. When big legal choices are made that can have a negative impact of…
Amicus Briefs
We provide courts with important disability related information, advice, and expertise through Amicus Briefs. Read our relevant guiding documents on our Amicus Briefs page.
New Series Trailer: Your Voice, Your Vote!
We’re happy to announce our new series, “Your Voice, Your Vote!”
One Step Towards Ending Housing Discrimination for Floridians with Disabilities
One Step Towards Ending Housing Discrimination for Floridians with Disabilities In 2016, Disability Rights Florida, represented by Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and the Florida Justice Institute, filed a lawsuit against defendants Summit Contractors Group, Inc., Zona & Associations, P.A., Eckstein Investments, LLC., and KAE Apartments, LLC. The 4 defendants had…
Accessible Walkway Offers Reassurance and Independence
Accessible Walkway Offers Reassurance and Independence Carmina Vicidomini is a woman with mobility impairments who lives in a condominium in Naples, Florida. Ms. Vicidomini contacted Disability Rights Florida (DRF) because she was having difficulty accessing her home. Ms. Vicidomini needed an assigned parking space close to her condominium unit as…
The Intersection of Disability and Reproductive Justice - with Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Rebecca Cokley, Keith Jones, and Heather Watkins
An interview with Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Rebecca Cokley, Keith Jones, and Heather Watkins about what the Roe v. Wade ruling means to and for the disability community.
Make a Plan: Disaster Preparedness & Hurricane Season
What is Disaster Preparedness Here in Florida, we are used to living with the three “H’s,” Hurricanes, Heat and Humidity. However, those aren’t the only disasters we need to prepare for. Events like wildfires, floods, severe weather and even sinkholes can disrupt our lives at any given moment. As a…
Staff Advocacy Leads to Successful Transition
Success Stories: Staff Advocacy Leads to Successful Transition Meet Ariana, a 26-year-old woman with autism and other emotional and behavioral disabilities. After the Agency for People with Disabilities (APD) denied her crisis enrollment to the iBudget waiver, her parents contacted Disability Rights Florida for help. The crisis enrollment provides individuals…