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Questions about I/DD supports in NC? Tonight at 7pm is a free webinar by Meet the Need NC : Navigating Your Pathway: Unlocking Support Systems for Individuals with I/DD us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

NC will not tolerate fraud / misappropriation on the backs of people with disabilities who need treatment. It hurts both our patients and our taxpayers. #disability #medicaid msn.com/en-us/health/o…

Workshops paying subminimum wage typically group people w/ disabilities together in separate places, unseen by their community. They give them simple tasks that do not prepare them for real jobs w/ regular pay.  It’s time to move past low expectations for disabled workers.

Congrats to Dr. Dev Sangvai for his nomination as NC's next @NCDHHS Secretary. DRNC looks forward to supporting Dr. Sangvai's work to improve health & make Olmstead a reality for people w/ disabilities. Thanks to Governor-elect Josh Stein for his leadership in this nomination.

Thank you Paris Hilton & all who work to end institutional child abuse, mistreatment, & re-traumatization. Now we must focus on building family / kinship supports & community-based services that provide children real help & keep them out of harmful facilities. National Disability Rights Network

Trigger Warning! 53 years ago, Geraldo Rivera released a shocking video report showing horrific conditions and treatment endured by people with disabilities living at Willowbrook State School. Disability Rights TN wrote an excellent article about Willowbrook at tinyurl.com/3p239cce

Winter weather is coming, North Carolina. Today I issued a statewide state of emergency in anticipation of the wintry weather and any havoc it wreaks. Please pay attention to your local weather forecasts and any guidance by local officials. Keep yourself and your loved ones

Depression is a disorder of the brain that's more than just "feeling blue" for a few days. Help raise awareness about depression, learn the different types of depression, signs and symptoms, treatment options, and how to find help. samhsa.gov/mental-health/…

More people are on the waiting list (18,771) than are using the program. Most children on the list will be into adulthood before they receive service. #disabilities #disabled Disability Rights NC ncnewsline.com/2025/03/27/nc-…

Huge thanks to #NCGA I/DD Caucus & other members of @NCGA, NCCDD, Meet the Need NC, NCDHHS & hundreds of self-advocates / care partners / direct support professionals who came to Raleigh this week. People w/ disabilities must be prioritized. Let us live. Let us work. #NCPOL

Thanks NC Health News for bringing attention to the hundreds of people w/ disabilities & their caregivers who traveled to #NCGA Raleigh this week to explain that nearly 19K people w/ disabilities are waiting for services. It's our turn. Prioritize waiver slots & DSP pay. #NCPOL

Thanks to all the self advocates who traveled to #NCGA, many w/ their Direct Support Professionals, & many w/ family caregivers (including aging parents) bc they should, but do not, have a Waiver slot. Raise DSP wages. Fund slots. It's our turn. #NCPOL ncnewsline.com/2025/03/27/nc-…

Yes! NC must prioritize community-based care for older adults & people w/ disabilities. #NCGA, please raise pay for direct care workers to keep up w/ the needs & desires of people w/ age-related or other disabilities who want to avoid facility-based care. states.aarp.org/north-carolina…

People who are incarcerated disproportionately have disabilities, and too many die by suicide in NC jails/prisons. Thanks to Dr. Craig Waleed, DRNC's Project Manager against solitary confinement, for advocating based on his own experience. End Solitary! H/T Rachel Crumpler

Heartbreaking but important story about solitary confinement with contributions from our friend Dr. Craig Waleed at Disability Rights NC northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/04/07/nc-…

Yes! And especially North Carolina, where 78 of 100 counties are rural, ❤️s #Medicaid! Let's keep people w/ disabilities healthy & supported thru services. Untreated folks get sicker, have more frequent ER visits, & move unnecessarily to costly facilities. #NCPOL #NCGA

"Without the federal Protection and Advocacy program, there is no federally mandated, independent oversight of abuse...in psychiatric settings. Cutting its funding would leave those in the most dangerous environments unprotected." ow.ly/MJkk50VXnQt

Disability Rights NC is part of the P&A network. We are proud to work across NC helping people with disabilities in many ways, including by making sure representatives & facilities manage people's government disability benefits correctly, without waste or fraud. #NCPOL #NCGA

A must-read article about DRNC's investigation into NC's involuntary commitment (IVC) system. Thanks Taylor Knopf . #NCGA #NCPOL NC Psychological NC Psychiatric Assoc North Carolina Healthcare Association NAMI North Carolina North Carolina Association of County Commissioners North Carolina Sheriffs' Association ACLU of North Carolina Benchmarks NASW-NC Chapter National Disability Rights Network

New report -- N.C. watchdog org DRNC exposes systemic loopholes in NC law that waste sheriffs’ resources & force ERs to house adults & even kids, (against parents’ will), causing harm at exorbitant cost. NC’s Involuntary Commitment Process Overused, Misused, Harmful  - DRNC