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What is the Client Assistance Program - with Janniell Vazquez and Howard Bell
Janniell Vazquez and Howard Bell of Disability Rights Florida tell us about the Client Assistance Program.
Web and Document Accessibility - with Mark Miller
Mark Miller of Interactive Accessibility discusses how our websites and documents can be made accessible for people with disabilities.
2016 Annual Report Now Available
Disability Rights Florida is pleased to announce the release of our 2016 Annual Report (PDF). You can download our report and many other documents on our Publications page. Read about some of our successes from 2016, including: Investigating abuse and neglect and ADA violations in correctional facilities Helping Floridians with…
The Right to Recovery - with Dana Foglesong and Wesley Evans
Dana Foglesong and Wesley Evans tell us about what recovery from mental illnesses and substance abuse should be like, and what to expect from service providers.
Home Care For Seniors And Disabled Must Be Enough To Prevent Nursing Home Entry
Tallahassee, FL – In her 90s and unhappy with nursing home care, Josephine Hollister, wanted only to go back to her home of forty years to live out her life. Like more than 45 thousand Floridians who are elderly or disabled, Hollister was enrolled in the state’s Medicaid managed care…
ABLE United - with John Finch
An interview with John Finch, Director of ABLE United, a new savings and investment option for persons with disabilities in Florida.
Big Changes Coming to Florida’s Medicaid Long-Term Care Program
After more than a year of litigation, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has settled with four Plaintiffs who challenged AHCA’s management of the Medicaid Long-Term Care (LTC) Program. As of December 1, 2016, this Program had more than 94,000 enrollees, all of whom are elderly or disabled.…
Supported Decision-Making - with Mike McCreight and Amanda Heystek
In this episode, we discuss Supported Decision-Making, and how it was applied as a less restrictive option to guardianship for the first time in Florida.
DIG and DRF Resolve Lawsuit Against Miami-Dade DOC
MIAMI – Disability Independence Group, a non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of people with disabilities, and Disability Rights Florida, Florida’s federally-funded Protection and Advocacy system for individuals with disabilities, have resolved a lawsuit against the Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Miami-Dade County) over its alleged systemic…
Voting Experiences - with Barb Page, Natalie Alden, and Victor Panoff
This episode provides an interesting and informative look into different experiences persons with disabilities have had while voting in Florida.