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Survey: Voters with Disabilities
It may seem like there is plenty of time before the 2016 Election, but the primaries in Florida are less than six months away! Disability Rights Florida protects and advocates for the rights of voters with disabilities. We ask that you complete a short and simple voting survey to give…
Medicaid Beneficiaries Sue Over Implementation of Medicaid Managed Care Program
On August 27th, a lawsuit was filed against the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) on behalf of five individuals enrolled in Florida’s new Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-term Care (LTC) Program. All five named Plaintiffs are elderly, have a disability – or both – with health care needs that…
Anthony James DePalma Promoted to Director of Public Policy
Disability Rights Florida is pleased to announce the promotion of staff attorney Anthony James DePalma to Director of Public Policy. Mr. DePalma will be responsible for the management of the PADD grant, and implementation and monitoring of our agency’s public policy across all grants. He brings both legislative and executive…
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
July 26, 2015 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Celebrations of the signing of the ADA by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990 are taking place across the nation. The ADA and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) give civil rights protections…
Children: Medicaid, CMS and Managed Care Delays, Denials, and Confusion about Covered Services
Accessing Medicaid coverage and services for children with disabilities or special health care needs has never been easy. Keeping up with your rights and responsibilities every time the system changes makes the process even more difficult. Disability Rights Florida provides assistance to parents of children with disabilities or special health…
Disability Advocates Resolve Litigation with Florida Department of Corrections
Disability Rights Florida and the Florida Institutional Legal Services Project of Florida Legal Services announce that a settlement has been reached in their lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC). The Complaint in that lawsuit, Disability Rights Florida v. Crews et al , 1:14-cv-23323, focused on the mental health…
Do You Have Concerns about the Driver’s License Medical Review Process?
Getting and keeping a license to drive a vehicle is how many of us access the community or hold a job, especially where public and para transit services are inadequate. To get and keep a license to drive, each of us has the responsibility to comply with highway safety and…
Survey: We Want to Hear From YOU!
Disability Rights Florida, Florida's statewide protection and advocacy system and client assistance program, is developing its goals and objectives for the upcoming 2016 fiscal year that starts October 1, 2015. Our planning survey is one way for us to learn about your views. We depend on you to tell us…
How Was Your Voting Experience?
Did you vote in 2014? Sharing your voting experience will help advocates make sure each future voter, regardless of disability, is able to cast a barrier free, private, and independent ballot in Florida. We are working with SABE (Self Advocates Becoming Empowered), Florida SAND (Self Advocates Network’D), and the Florida…
Department of Corrections Sued over Inmate Abuse at the Dade Correctional Institution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2014 TALLAHASSEE Florida Institutional Legal Services Project, Disability Rights Florida, and Holland & Knight, LLP, have filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against the Florida Department of Corrections, Department of Corrections Secretary Michael Crews, and…