About DRN
MISSION STATEMENT:The mission of the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania is to advance, protect, and advocate for the human, civil, and legal rights of Pennsylvanians with disabilities.
VISION STATEMENT: The Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania's vision is that all Pennsylvanians with disabilities are empowered with opportunities and choices, are valued members of their communities fully included in all aspects of community life having access to quality education, employment opportunities, and housing options living free from abuse, neglect and discrimination.
Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (DRN) is a statewide, non–profit corporation designated as the federally–mandated organization to advance and protect the civil rights of adults and children with disabilities. DRN works with people with disabilities and their families to ensure their rights to live in their communities with the services they need, to receive a full and inclusive education, to live free of discrimination, abuse and neglect, and to have control and self–determination over their services. More »
News Alerts View All
- Contact Your State Senator and Urge Their Support of Senate Bill 628
- DRN Looking for Youth/Young Adults on SSI/SSDI to Be Part of a Transition Video Announcement-Share Your Story!
- DRN Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Individuals Residing in State Operated Mental Retardation Institutions in Pennsylvania
- Social Security Administration Launches Agency-Wide Initiative to Recruit and Hire People with Disabilities
- Your Help Needed! Action To Be Taken This Week on Special Ed Funding Reform
Publications View All
- Special Education: Related Services (Therapies, Transportation, and Other Services)
- Special Education: IEPs and Placements
- Special Education: Graduation and Transition to Adult Life
- Special Education: General
- Special Education: Extended School Year Programs
- Special Education: Evaluation Process
- Special Education: Dispute Resolution and Procedural Safeguards
- Special Education: Discipline
- Special Education: Charter Schools
- Special Education: ADD/ADHD Attention Deficit Disorder
- Parking
- Miscellaneous
- Mental Health/Mental Retardation
- Mental Health Advance Directives
- Medical Assistance/Medicare/Insurance
- Housing
- Estate Planning/Guardianship
- Employment: Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA)
- Employment
- Education: Toolkits
- Education: Manuals
- Education: Fact Sheets - Early Intervention: Children With Disabilities Birth to School-Age
- Education: Fact Sheets - Chapter 15: Children With Disabilities Who Do Not Need Special Education
- Education
- Children in Out-of-Home Placements
- Augmentative Communication Devices (Speech Generating Devices)
- Assistive Technology Funding and Appeals
- Assistive Technology and Nursing Facilities
- Assistive Technology and Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Including Dual Eligibles
- Assistive Technology
- Accessibility
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