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Let Me Go: Excessive Restraint of Patients at College Hospital
DRC investigated College Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital in Cerritos, CA, after receiving reports of high rates of restraint and seclusion. We inspected all facility areas accessible to residents in College’s DDMI units, which are units where people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) along with a significant mental illness are housed. During our investigation, we interviewed patients and staff and reviewed thousands of pages of documents. We found problems and wrote a report about what we learned. Below you will find more information about our work.
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Disability Rights California Responds to Governor Newsom’s May Revision with Grave Concern
Governor Newsom’s May Revision of the proposed 2025-26 state budget, unveiled late Wednesday morning, presents a dangerous vision for California spending, one that will cause tremendous harm, and one that is deeply unaligned with the real needs and desires of the vast majority of Californians.
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Peers Advocating for Rights & Recovery (PARR)
[image:17394] Join us for a live webinar In Honor of May is Mental Health Month, join us to hear about the experiences of Peer Advocates who work to create positive change for our peer community. When: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:00 AM Pacific Time Register Today
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Public Policy Archive
[block id="145" /] Public Policy Archive Archived bill and budget advocacy material for the prior year. Sponsored Legislation Archive 2019 - 2020 2021 -2022
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State Budget
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Public Policy Principles
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Sponsored Legislation
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You Can Make an Impact This Giving Tuesday
For 46 years and counting, Disability Rights California (DRC) has advocated for and protected the rights of all Californians with disabilities.
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Honoring Art and Advocacy at Our Second-Annual Gala
Disability Rights California recently hosted our second annual gala at the beautiful Tsakopoulos Library Galleria with 400 people gathered, including extraordinary disability, policy, and social justice leaders as well as state and local representatives.
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DREDF, DRC and 89 Organizations Condemn Mask Bans and Urge Lawmakers Not to Adopt Them to Protect the Right of People with Disabilities to Participate in the Community Safely
State and local governments are increasingly proposing mask bans as a response to public protest. Marquise Francis, “Mask bans are growing in popularity. Critics call the trend a 'dog whistle' to quell protest.,” NBC News (July 8, 2024), https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mask-bans-are-growing-popularity-critics-call-trend-dog-whistle-quell-rcna160218. Mask bans are laws that make it illegal for people to wear masks in public.
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