Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania

Friends - October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Thank you to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and to the Governor for recently making important declarations regarding employment. House Resolution 453 was recently adopted by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. This Resolution designates October 2015 as “National Disability Employment Awareness Month” in Pennsylvania. Click here to read the text of this Resolution. Thank […]

Let your lawmakers and the Governor know! Pennsylvania does not yet have a budget for this fiscal year that started on July 1. Negotiations are continuing. Click here for DRN’s recommendations for a final budget that fully funds disability-related services in the community. Are you or a family member affected because there is no state […]

Friends - Pennsylvania is proposing Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS). In this new system, managed care companies (health insurance companies) would manage home and community-based services, physical health care, nursing facility care, and the Living Independence for the Elderly (LIFE) program. Click here for background information. Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS), Community HealthChoices, would […]

Forwarded by the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania - Public Forum Notice We Want to Hear from You! On September 23, 2015, representatives from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness […]

Friends - Starting September 14, the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (DRN) will be changing the service it uses to send out email updates. This change will allow DRN to provide easier ways for listserv subscribers to take action, reduce duplication of emails if you subscribe to more than one of DRN’s email groups and allow […]

Pennsylvania does not yet have a final budget for the current fiscal year that started on July 1. Budget negotiations continue. The dollar amounts have not been decided. The Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (DRN) supports a final state budget that provides full funding for people with disabilities to have appropriate home and community-based services, […]

Today, Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania is launching a voting video in partnership with the National Disability Rights Network, The Advocacy Center of Louisiana, Disability Rights New York and Disability Rights Washington. The video was produced by Rooted in Rights, a new online community for people with disabilities, and their friends, families and allies. Disability […]

Friends - Update on Pennsylvania’s Budget The General Assembly passed a budget bill, House Bill 1192, on June 30. The bill was vetoed by the Governor that same day. This means that Pennsylvania does not yet have a final budget for the current fiscal year that started on July 1. Budget negotiations continue. The dollar […]

Last week, the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (DRN) sent out information on the nearly unanimous passage of House Bill 221 by the General Assembly. Click here for more information on this bipartisan effort on behalf of people with disabilities. DRN thanks the Governor for signing this bill on July 10. The bill is now […]

Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC) Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania is a statewide non-profit corporation that provides legal and advocacy assistance to persons with disabilities and their families. We are seeking to hire an experienced, certified, and qualified individual to fill a full-time position as a Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC) in DRN’s Work Incentives […]