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DRW Board Announces the Agency’s Leadership Change

Disability Rights Wisconsin Executive Director, Dan Idzikowski tendered his resignation which was accepted by the board leadership effective June 15, 2018. We are very appreciative…
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Wisconsin DOJ Launches Elder Abuse Website

From Superior Telegram here is a link to the original post: An online resource offers Wisconsin residents a new option for reporting elder abuse. The…
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Washington’s First Lobbyist with Down Syndrome Works to Help People with Disabilities

As the first registered Washington lobbyist with Down syndrome, Kayla McKeon is fighting for change on behalf of people with disabilities across the country! Kayla…
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DRW provides comments to DHS on the proposed amendment to Wisconsin’s Family Care Waiver

DRW understands that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has been working with the state’s 11 Federally recognized Tribes for a long time to…
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DRW Opposes Proposed Federal Effort to Relax Rule Aimed at Assuring Access to Medicaid services

As a disability advocacy organization, we are particularly concerned about how the proposed changes to the Access Rule at 42 CFR 447.203-204 would impact access…
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