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The Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) has released their 2023 report on Barriers Faced by Elderly Voters and Voters with Disabilities. The report provides information regarding the accessibility of Wisconsin polling places. The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition commends Commissioners, and Administrator Meagan Wolfe and her staff for the progress made to improve accessibility of Wisconsin polling places. Under federal law, all polling places for federal elections must be fully accessible to older adults and voters with…

Updated 7/10/2023: The deadline to apply has been extended to July 24th. An updated position description is available below. Disability Rights Wisconsin is now hiring for an Impact Litigation Attorney within our Protection and Advocacy Program! The Impact Litigation Attorney is the first-chair litigator for DRW, working independently and as part of a team on systemic change litigation. Responsibilities include maintaining a litigation and administrative hearing case load comprised of a variety of disability rights…

Disability Rights Wisconsin is now hiring for an Administrative Assistant based in our Madison Office! The Administrative Assistant is the first impression to the agency, whether in person at the front desk or via answering calls from individuals with service requests or our community partners. They play an integral part of supporting staff at the office location they work from and across the agency. This position requires someone who is strong and independent but very…

Disability Rights Wisconsin is now hiring for a Voting Rights Coordinator within our Voting Rights and Access program! The Voting Rights Coordinator oversees and coordinates DRW’s work under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) to ensure voting rights for people with disabilities in Wisconsin and increase participation of voters with disabilities in the electoral process. This position co-leads the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition; collaborates with other voting rights advocates within Wisconsin and nationally; provides nonpartisan…

Read the full article as an accessible PDF. Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW) Board of Directors announces that Kit Kerschensteiner will serve as the organization’s Interim Executive Director, effective June 1, 2023. Kerschensteiner has been with DRW for over 25 years and currently serves as the Director of Legal & Advocacy Services. Throughout her career, Kerschensteiner has fought for the rights of individuals with disabilities. In her current role, she oversees direct service programs, and she…

Disability Rights Wisconsin is now hiring for a Staff Attorney within our Employment and Civil Rights teams! The Staff Attorney for Employment/Civil Rights provides legal advice and advocacy to end the disability employment gap in Wisconsin and to advance the civil rights of individuals with disabilities. They will primarily provide legal advice and advocacy to individual clients who are making reasonable accommodation requests, responding to discriminatory employment decisions, or attempting to access vocational rehabilitation services…

Disability Rights Wisconsin is now hiring for an Intake Specialist within our Intake team! The Intake Specialist is responsible for the initial contact with clients looking for information and referral or advocacy services from DRW. They will perform intake functions over the phone and occasionally in-person, which include interviewing individuals to obtain information about the nature of their problem and whether it relates to one of DRW’s programs or priority area and providing information and…

Disability Rights Wisconsin now has new Guardianship and Voting resources available! New Publication: How to Keep the Right to Vote in a Guardianship Case A new Guardianship and Voting publication, “How to Keep the Right to Vote in a Guardianship Case,” is now available as an accessible document. The guide provides information about how to retain the right to vote when a court is deciding whether to appoint a guardian. The publication is also available…

From May 1 to May 7, National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Week (M.M.I.W) is a national call to action in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous women. During this week, it is time to stand up for Native families and relatives who are left behind. 24% of Indigenous Americans and Alaskan Natives have a disability, compared with 19% in the general population. Many are either unserved or underserved, which exacerbates the disproportionately higher occurrences…

DRW is now hiring for a Data and Website Specialist within our IT team! The Data and Website Specialist is responsible for the reporting, training, documentation, accessibility, assisting with development, and quality of DRW’s data in our client databases and other data sources (SharePoint, webforms, surveys, etc.). They will also assist with further development of DRW’s websites, social media, and accessibility. The position is based anywhere in Wisconsin, but applicants must be Wisconsin residents. Learn…