Disability Rights /tags/disability-rights Disability Rights en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:09:22 GMT Juvenile detention centers in NC under scrutiny for use of isolation /news/2024-12-03/juvenile-detention-centers-nc-isolation A federal lawsuit is at the center of claims that the state is putting teenagers in solitary confinement, despite its demonstrated harm. State officials deny the claims but cite strains in the juvenile justice system. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:09:22 GMT /news/2024-12-03/juvenile-detention-centers-nc-isolation Rachel Crumpler/NC Health app Lawsuits detail troubles in struggling N.C. child welfare system, as officials work to make changes /2024-09-09/lawsuits-north-carolina-child-welfare-disability “It is a problem that many policymakers have expressed concern over, and yet kids are still suffering,” said Corye Dunn, director of public policy for Disability Rights North Carolina. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:05:36 GMT /2024-09-09/lawsuits-north-carolina-child-welfare-disability Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health app, Rose Hoban, North Carolina Health app, Taylor Knopf/NC Health app Doctors rail against proposed ban against public masking /health/2024-05-20/doctors-oppose-north-carolina-proposed-ban-public-masking The former surgeon general in the Trump administration criticizes the North Carolina bill that would do away with a pandemic-era law that allowed face masks for public health reasons. Mon, 20 May 2024 18:30:03 GMT /health/2024-05-20/doctors-oppose-north-carolina-proposed-ban-public-masking Anne Blythe / NC Health app Advocated: How Disabled Activists Are Shaping Climate Justice /show/embodied/2024-04-26/advocated-disabled-activists-climate-justice-change-disability-activism-activist People with disabilities are disproportionately affected by climate change yet are often sidelined from policy conversations. Three disability activists share their stories of resilience and wisdom in the face of the climate crisis. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:01:00 GMT /show/embodied/2024-04-26/advocated-disabled-activists-climate-justice-change-disability-activism-activist Paige Miranda, Anita Rao Changes in access to services for NC residents with disabilities after compromise halts long legal fight /health/2024-04-23/disabilities-community-services-disability-rights-nc-lawsuit A consent order in a Disability Rights NC lawsuit against DHHS could increase community-based services access for people with disabilities. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:38:56 GMT /health/2024-04-23/disabilities-community-services-disability-rights-nc-lawsuit Grace Vitaglione | Carolina Public Press Agreement could resolve litigation over services for disabled people in North Carolina /health/2024-04-12/disabled-disability-rights-lawsuit-north-carolina-health-dept North Carolina's health agency and a nonprofit defending people with intellectual and development disabilities have reached an agreement that could resolve a lawsuit seeking action for those who lack adequate services in their communities. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:56:29 GMT /health/2024-04-12/disabled-disability-rights-lawsuit-north-carolina-health-dept Associated Press How much do we know about suicide and self-harm that happen during incarceration? /health/2023-11-24/suicide-self-harm-mental-health-incarceration-data-north-carolina Time spent in prison and jail often worsens mental health. Researchers and advocates say more data and transparency is needed to better understand and reduce in-custody suicides. Fri, 24 Nov 2023 17:23:06 GMT /health/2023-11-24/suicide-self-harm-mental-health-incarceration-data-north-carolina Rachel Crumpler/NC Health app The Triangle will have its first Disability Pride Parade this weekend in Durham /news/2023-07-28/triangle-first-disability-pride-parade-weekend-durham Disability pride parades support and honor people who have disabilities across the country. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 16:22:39 GMT /news/2023-07-28/triangle-first-disability-pride-parade-weekend-durham Sharryse Piggott People under guardianship in NC would have more rights and information, under proposed revamp of statutes /race-demographics/2023-05-01/people-under-guardianship-in-nc-would-have-more-rights-and-information-under-proposed-revamp-of-statutes Laws on guardianship in North Carolina have remained unchanged for decades, and advocates say they don’t reflect changes in the field that call for more information and expanded rights for people whose lives are put under the control of another person, agency or business. Mon, 01 May 2023 20:54:02 GMT /race-demographics/2023-05-01/people-under-guardianship-in-nc-would-have-more-rights-and-information-under-proposed-revamp-of-statutes Rose Hoban, North Carolina Health app, Thomas Goldsmith, North Carolina Health app Visually impaired residents in Wake County can now use a new device to mark their ballots /politics/2023-03-21/visually-impaired-residents-in-wake-county-can-now-use-a-new-device-to-mark-their-ballots-at-the-polls Wake County officials recently approved a new paper-based device that uses touch screen technology for ballot marking. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 22:07:07 GMT /politics/2023-03-21/visually-impaired-residents-in-wake-county-can-now-use-a-new-device-to-mark-their-ballots-at-the-polls Sharryse Piggott