Disability Rights Wisconsin would like to hear about your experience with the Family Care Program. We are the Protection and Advocacy agency for people with disabilities in Wisconsin and we would like to hear how Family Care is working for people. We are looking for responses from enrolled members, their family members and guardians. The survey is easy and will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Take the Family Care Member Survey here. The survey…
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For information on DRW action alerts, public policy, or voting efforts, please contact:
Lisa Hassenstab at 608-308-2639 or lisah@drwi.org.
Support Disability Rights Wisconsin on March 7!
It’s Time for the Big Share! Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW) is part of The Big Share 2023, an online day of giving sponsored by Community Shares of Wisconsin that supports 70 Wisconsin-based non-profit organizations that work progressively to improve the lives of Wisconsinites. This event serves as a great opportunity to provide donations to DRW. Trust us, we want you to do that. In fact, donate here: DRW BIG SHARE! This day of giving also…
Advancing Transportation Equity for Non-Drivers: A Conversation
Event Information This moderated conversation will consider what challenges exist and steps that can be taken in creating transportation equity for non-drivers in Wisconsin. This conversation was created in partnership with The Big Share 2023, an all-day online fundraiser, March 7, sponsored by Community Shares of Wisconsin, that provides support to WCBVI and DRW. The event was broadcast via Facebook Live on both Disability Rights Wisconsin‘s and the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually…
Disability Advocacy Day Is March 2023
Disability Advocacy Day is a day-long event focused on connecting Self-Advocates with their legislators to talk about issues that matter to them. It is hosted by Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations. Join us in Madison for a briefing about disability issues and to meet with your legislators or staff! When Thursday, March 23, 2023 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM Registration Information Registration deadline is March 3rd. Registration is FREE – BUT you MUST register….
DRW is part of The Big Share 2023 – Donate now through March 7
Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW), a member organization of Community Shares Wisconsin, will be part of The Big Share 2023. The Big Share is Tuesday, March 7. This online day of giving is a fun and easy way to donate to Disability Rights Wisconsin and make change happen. Don’t wait until then, contribute now at our Big Share page. The Big Share is hosted by Community Shares of Wisconsin to support the organization’s nearly 70 nonprofit…
2022 Home Upgrade Grant Program
Drafty home? High utility bills? Low-income seniors, veterans and people with disabilities who own their home may be eligible for a grant program for energy upgrades. Upgrades include insulation, gap sealing, air conditioning, and more. The program will be open until grant funding is used. Learn more about the 2022 Home Upgrade Grant Program. View the accessible 2022 Home Upgrade Grant flyer. Contact Katy Kraemer via phone at 414-604-6418 or via email at katy@greenhomeownersunited.com or Revitalize…
Mental Health Advocates Needed
The DRW PAIMI Advisory Council is seeking new members who want to advance positive change in for the rights of Wisconsinites with mental health diagnoses. DRW’s PAIMI program protects the human and civil rights of children and adults with serious mental health conditions. PAIMI stands for Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness. DRW’s PAIMI advocacy is supported by a PAIMI Advisory Council (PAC). DRW’s PAC members come from around the state. They educate…
Longtime DRW Attorney Mitch Hagopian Retires
View an accessible PDF of this article here. Mitch Hagopian came to the Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy (now Disability Rights Wisconsin) 21 years ago to provide legal assistance and advocacy to persons with disabilities. His experience providing legal assistance to the elderly and to people in rural western Wisconsin, as well as his desire to improve the lives of people with disabilities and break down systemic challenges, brought him to DRW. Mitch retires today and…
Guardianship & Voting: Keeping and Restoring the Right to Vote
In Wisconsin, adults under guardianship retain the right to vote unless the court has expressly removed that right. Only a court can take away the right to vote. An individual who has lost the right to vote can petition the court to have their right to vote restored. This new video discusses guardianship and voting in Wisconsin, and how to keep and restore the right to vote. The video includes an ASL interpreter and captioning….
Survey: COVID-19 & People with Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities
From our partners at the Waisman Center: Survey Research Opportunity: How is COVID-19 Impacting People with Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities in Wisconsin? We want to learn about how COVID-19 and the pandemic impacted the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Wisconsin. If you are a person with an intellectual and developmental disability OR a care partner, you can complete the survey. Please take our online survey that will take you about 20…