About Our Protection and Advocacy Goals and Priorities, FY 2026
Disability Rights Wisconsin has proposed our Protection and Advocacy (P&A) goals and priorities for 2026. As part of the process, we want to hear from the public about what Disability Rights Wisconsin should focus on.
Read the draft Consolidated P&A Goals & Priorities for Fiscal Year 2026 here (accessible PDF).
The goals and priorities in this plan identify areas that we expect to devote our federal Protection and Advocacy funding to. Please keep in mind that this plan does not represent all advocacy Disability Rights Wisconsin does on behalf of people with disabilities in Wisconsin. In addition to federal Protection and Advocacy, the agency receives additional funding from other sources, like our Family Care and IRIS Ombudsman Program (FCIOP) and our SSI-Managed Care External Advocacy Project.
We appreciate your time and effort! Your input will help us achieve our mission.
Submitting Comments
Submit comments by Monday, November 24. You can comment on this plan by mail, email, or other methods.
To comment by regular U.S. Mail, address comments to:
Disability Rights Wisconsin
ATTN: Melanie Cairns
1502 West Broadway, Suite 201
Madison, WI 53713
To comment by email, contact Melanie Cairns at melanie.cairns@drwi.org with “P&A Goals and Priorities” in the subject line.
Other Methods
Need to comment by a way not described above? Contact Disability Rights Wisconsin at 800-928-8778 to arrange any accommodation you need to comment.