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DRW Petitions to Release Vulnerable People from Jails/Prisons Amid COVID-19

Disability Rights Wisconsin, along with state criminal defense lawyers and two incarcerated individuals with pre-existing conditions, filed a petition in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court…
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DRW Urges Legislature to Act re: Medicaid Waivers

Mechanisms are available to Wisconsin that would allow state officials to take action to help people with disabilities.  These are called “waivers”; with them, Wisconsin…
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Voting Rights Groups Urge WI Officials to Preserve In-Person Voting…

Voting Rights Groups Urge Wisconsin Officials to Preserve In-Person Voting, Develop Emergency Plan to Protect Voting Rights if Outbreak Continues In friend-of-the-court brief, advocates assert…
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Open Letter to Providers on Healthcare Rationing

As hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities develop policies that dictate allocation of scarce medical resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative that great…
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What does the Safer at Home Order Mean for People with Disabilities

Governor Evers issued an order on March 24th in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency requiring all people to stay at home except for:…
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