Public Policy Principles
Public Policy Principles guide our legislative work. We take positions on bills and budget items based on the principles. We review each principle about every three years. We add new principles as needed. The principles reflect DRC's stand on disability rights issues.
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Abuse & Neglect Advocacy
These principles are about DRC's commitment to ending abuse and neglect.
Public Benefits
Benefit principles describe our commitment to public benefit programs.
Budget
Budget principles describe our commitment to a state budget that benefits people with disabilities.
Community Integration
These principles describe our commitment to including people with disabilities in communities of their choice.
Culturally and Linguistically Competent Services
These principles describe our commitment to culturally and linguistically competent services.
Discrimination
These principles describe our commitment to ending discrimination against people with disabilities.
Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
These principles describe our commitment to services that help people live independent and productive lives at any age.
Education
These principles describe DRC's commitment to an effective and appropriate education for children and youth.
Employment
These principles describe our commitment to ending employment discrimination. We want all people with disabilities to hold meaningful jobs.
Healthcare
These principles describe our desire to make sure people with disabilities have the medical care, medical services, long-term services and supports they need.
Mental Health
These principles reflect our desire that stigma against people with mental health disabilities ends. We want people to receive voluntary and appropriate services of their choice.
Personal Autonomy/Assistive Technology
These principles describe DRC's philosophy that a person has a right to determine their own life. We believe people can make their own decisions, even when the decisions are not ones others would make. We want people to have technology so they can lead quality lives in the community.
Physician-Assisted Suicide
These principles describe safeguards that must exist when physician-assisted suicide is an option.
Voting
These principles describe our commitment to accessible technology and information people need to vote.