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Disability Rights California Statement Condemning the Proposed Ballot Measure That Would Begin Mass Institutionalization and Criminalization of Homeless People with Mental Disabilities

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Public Policy

Governor signs legislation to fix the “yo-yoing” of seniors and disabled Medi-Cal and Medicare recipients ensuring they do not go on and off no share of cost Medi-Cal (AB 1088 (Wood))

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Disability Rights California Opposes the Trump Administration’s Harmful and Discriminatory New Public Charge Rules

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Announcement

Property Tax Postponement-Assistance with 2019-2020 Property Taxes

California State Controller’s Property Tax Postponement (PTP) Program allows homeowners who are seniors, are blind, or have a disability to apply to defer current-year property taxes on their principal residence.

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CalFresh Benefits Replacement Available for Families Impacted by Power Outages

You can request a replacement of your CalFresh Food benefits if your food spoiled due to a power outage.

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Disability Rights California Executive Director - Open Position

A note from: Catherine Blakemore, DRC Executive Director

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Legislative Advocacy
2019

Public Policy

DRC’s legislative staff advocate in the California State Legislature and with the Governor on legislation and the state budget. We focus on legislation and budget items that impact people with disabilities and public programs that provide services and supports.
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Featured Publication

Disability Discrimination Fact Sheet: Employment

Federal and state law require employers to accommodate your disability. It tells you what to do if your employer will not give you an accommodation for your disability so you can do your job.
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Disability Community Toolkit

While people with disabilities make up 22% of the American public according to figures released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in August 2018, they remain largely a neglected, albeit sizeable minority...
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