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Disability Rights Wisconsin’s offices will be closed from December 24, 2024 to January 1, 2025 for our winter break. We will have limited staffing during this time. On January 2nd, 2025, we will return to normal business hours. If you need assistance while our offices are closed, please leave us a message via phone at 800-928-8778 or by email at info@drwi.org. We wish you all a warm holiday and a happy new year!

The deadline to send us your thoughts about our 2025 Protection and Advocacy goals and priorities is next week on December 19! This is your chance to tell us where you think we should focus our advocacy work on in Wisconsin. DRW has created proposed Protection and Advocacy (P&A) goals and priorities for 2025. The goals and priorities contained in this plan identify areas upon which we expect to devote our federal Protection and Advocacy…

The Medicare Part D Helpline will close at 5 p.m. on December 20, 2024. Both the webpage and phone number will be removed. What is the Helpline? The Medicare Part D helpline helps Wisconsin residents with Medicare, like: enrolling in Medicare changing Medicare plans understanding Part D costs and programs that help with costs prescription drug coverage issues Where can I go after the helpline closes? You can visit the following resources for Medicare Part…

The results of the 2024 elections are about more than political party. They have real consequences on the people we serve, the communities we live in, our staff, and the people we love. Hateful and ignorant rhetoric that further marginalizes people with disabilities and our full identities will not define us. To the communities we serve — we see you. Disability Rights Wisconsin will be here to defend the dignity and rights of ALL people…

DRW has created proposed Protection and Advocacy (P&A) goals and priorities for 2025. We are looking for public input on what issues should be DRW’s focus. The goals and priorities contained in this plan identify areas upon which we expect to devote our federal P&A funding. Please note that this plan does not represent all advocacy DRW engages in on behalf of people with disabilities in Wisconsin. In addition to federal P&A funding, DRW receives…

Joanne Juhnke, Disability Rights Wisconsin advocacy specialist, spoke with TMJ4 last week about the traumatic overuse of restraint and seclusion in schools. She gave insight into why parents are concerned about “seclusion rooms” being built by the Hartland Lakeside School District. Restraint and seclusion affect young students with disabilities much more. Statewide data from the Department of Public Instruction shows that eighty-eight percent of cases where the school used seclusion were in elementary schools. Instead…

Get to know Jaidan Nugent! Love Wisconsin interviewed her and her mother, Jeanine Nugent, recently for a beautiful article within the Resilient Voices series. Jaiden is one of our fierce advocates for voting rights in the Disability Vote Coalition. Understanding how important voting is for people with disabilities, she made sure that she protected her right to vote when getting a guardianship. Read the full interview on Love Wisconsin here.