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Recent information and news that matters to Disability Rights California.
Census 2020 - Census 101: What You Need To Know
The Census Bureau will begin inviting people to participate in the 2020 Census in March of 2020. The 2020 Census is closer than you think! Here’s a quick refresher of what it is and why it’s essential that everyone is counted.
Upcoming Webinar: What You Need to Know for the 2020 Election Cycle
Join us to get all the information you need to vote in California's Primary Election. We will cover: new accessible voting machine information, primary voting rules and more!
Los Angeles County Mock Election Vote Center Monitoring Report Fall 2019
Disability Rights California (DRC) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA) collaborated to conduct vote center monitoring and voter outreach during the Los Angeles County Mock Elections on September 28th and 29th, 2019.
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights holding a public briefing examining the exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act- Section 14(c) waiver program
The Fair Labor Standards Act - Section 14(c) permits employers to pay less than the minimum wage to individuals with disabilities.
Census 2020 - The Census is Beginning Mid-March
Responding is important. A complete count helps ensure that services like Medicare, Medicaid, social security, and public transportation can support those who need them.
Governor Newsom signs legislation continuing the removal of offensive and stigmatizing language in our state codes
On June 26, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 46 (Carrillo), cosponsored by Disability Rights California and the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, which continues the work of replacing derogatory terms in the state criminal and civil codes relating to mental health disorders.
Food Money for SSI Recipients!
In 2019, people who get SSI can get more money every month for food! Read below for more information!
2020 Census 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 in terms of recognition and participation in the decennial census according to our findings.
DRC releases it's 2018 Legislative Scorecard
We are releasing our first legislative scorecard to educate the public and persons with disabilities on how their elected representatives in the California State Legislature voted on legislation critical to their needs. We hope that this scorecard is also helpful to state legislators as they consider important policies that impact people with disabilities.