Disability Rights Center of New Hampshire

Edition: Fall 2020 30th Anniversary of the ADA

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Disability Rights Center-NH

  DRC-NH is dedicated to eliminating barriers for people with disabilities across the state. Contact us to schedule a free consultation on a disability discrimination issue with an experienced attorney. Special Education and COVID-19 Children with disabilities are among the most vulnerable students in the COVID-19 public health crisis. As students with disabilities return to school after missing significant instructional time and related services in the spring and summer, schools must develop...
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NH Council on Developmental Disabilities

The Council is dedicated to dignity, full rights of citizenship, cultural diversity, equal opportunity, and full participation for all NH citizens with developmental disabilities. “All people have a right to assembly, and a right to support the causes they care about. As a disabled person, it is important for me to support disability-related causes, but also to support equally important calls for liberation such as the Black Lives Matter movement. We are stronger when we lift each...
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Universal Design for Learning

By Susan ShapiroEducational Settings and the ADA When I was nine years old, my mother introduced me to the Killilea family who lived in a large, old house with Newfoundland dogs, just like our family. Mr. Killilea and my grandfather were dear, old friends. Their daughter, Karen, was the first person I’d met who used a wheelchair. The Killilea...
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The ADA and Employment: Raising Awareness. Enhancing Opportunities.

By Peyton CirculliOne of the many fundamental goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act is to provide equal opportunities for employment to people with disabilities. Employees with disabilities are productive, resilient, dedicated workers who enhance and diversify their workplace culture. However, in New Hampshire, only 43.8 percent of people...
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Why Should New Hampshire Return to Business as Usual?

By Romy Eberle Months have passed since Governor Chris Sununu’s original stay-at-home order went into effect in response to the pandemic. The order, which closed the physical workplace and barred in-person operations of all non-essential businesses, caused many employers to adopt accommodations...