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All persons with disabilities and their families shall be empowered to exercise and enjoy the full extent of their rights and to pursue the greatest possible quality of life.

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Virtual Disability Advocacy Day: Call From Your Couch

Tuesday March 24th 10:30 AM at 11:30 AM Survival Coalition made the difficult decision to cancel Disability Advocacy Day as a safety step during this…
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COVID 19 in Plain Language

It can sometimes be difficult to take in and understand all of the changing and sometimes confusing information about COVID 19.  A plain language explanation…
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Canceled – Disability Advocacy Day 2020

Disability Advocacy Day is canceled for this year due to concerns about containing the spread of Coronavirus. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is recommending…
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Governor Evers signs Act 118 regulating seclusion and restraint

On March 2, 2020, Governor Evers signed into law Act 118 which makes improvements to Wisconsin law regulating the use of restraint and seclusion in…
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DRW Disappointed in Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Dismissal of Waukesha Co. v. J.J.H.

DRW was disappointed to learn Thursday that the Wisconsin Supreme Court had dismissed Waukesha County v. J.J.H., an important case regarding a deaf individual’s right…
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