DRW Statement on Indefinitely Confined Voters
(View this press release as a PDF or read the content below.) As the federally mandated protection and advocacy agency for Wisconsin, DRW provides education and...
20 November, 2020
Press Releases
Press Release: Know Your Voter Rights
The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition urges voters with disabilities to make a plan to safely cast their ballot tomorrow. Approximately 23% of the electorate will...
02 November, 2020
Press Release: Resources for Voters with Disabilities
Contact: Barbara Beckert, barbara.beckert@drwi.org, 414-292-2724 Voters with disabilities are historically underrepresented at the polls, and COVID-19 has created additional barriers. The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition is...
20 October, 2020
Press Release: DRW Congratulates DHS on it’s New “Suspend Don’t Terminate” Medicaid Policy
Disability Rights Wisconsin is extremely pleased with the Department of Health Services’ announcement that it will no longer terminate Medicaid eligibility for individuals for entering...
16 October, 2020
School Resource Officers Do Not Belong in Wisconsin’s Schools
Disability Rights Wisconsin has issued a statement recommending that Wisconsin schools stop relying on school resource officers (SROs) as a response to school violence and...
06 October, 2020
DRW Happy to See Recommendations from Governor’s Task Force on Caregiving
DRW is pleased with the recommendations put forth by the Governor’s Task Force on Caregiving. The recommendations cover a wide range of issues that affect...
01 October, 2020
DRW Statement on Treatment of Jacob Blake
Disability Rights Wisconsin condemns the law enforcement treatment of Jacob Blake. After a racially charged incident in which Mr. Blake was shot in the back...
28 August, 2020
Press Release: PUA Benefit Now Available to SSDI Recipients
Disability Rights Wisconsin applauds DWD Secretary Frostman, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and Representatives Ron Kind, Mark Pocan, and Gwen Moore, for their work to secure...
28 July, 2020
DRW Celebrates ADA 30th
Note: Event time has been changed to 11:00 AM On Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 11 AM, Disability Rights Wisconsin will host a statewide virtual event...
16 July, 2020
Disability Rights Wisconsin Commends Funding for Disability Services
Disability Rights Wisconsin thanks Governor Evers for allocating CARES Act funding to provide financial assistance to providers who serve people with disabilities, including home and...
22 May, 2020
DRW Joins in Lawsuit to Ensure Safe, Accessible Elections
Disability Rights Wisconsin joined Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC) and several individuals with disabilities in filing suit in the Federal Court of the Western...
18 May, 2020
DRW Concerned about Supreme Court Decision
Disability Rights Wisconsin was disappointed to see that the Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down Secretary-Designee Palm’s Safer at Home order. DRW filed an amicus...
13 May, 2020
DRW files Amicus Brief warning WI Supreme Court
Disability Rights Wisconsin, in partnership with 32 state and national disability advocacy organizations, filed an Amicus Brief with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday warning...
01 May, 2020
DRW Petitions to Release Vulnerable People from Jails/Prisons Amid COVID-19
Disability Rights Wisconsin, along with state criminal defense lawyers and two incarcerated individuals with pre-existing conditions, filed a petition in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court...
10 April, 2020
DRW Applauds Assembly for Passing SB 527 Seclusion and Restraint Law
Disability Rights Wisconsin applauds the full Assembly for passing SB 527 which makes common-sense changes to Wisconsin’s seclusion and restraint law. We especially thank Representatives...
21 February, 2020