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DRW’s Protection and Advocacy Goals and Priorities for 2025

DRW has created proposed Protection and Advocacy (P&A) goals and priorities for 2025. We are looking for public input on what issues should be DRW’s…
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DRW prevails in complaint alleging Help America Vote Act violation

Read this press release as an accessible PDF here. For Immediate Release: November 1, 2024 Contact: Lisa Hassenstab, Public Policy Manager, Disability Rights Wisconsin, lisah@drwi.org,…
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Advocacy Specialist Warns Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Hurts Students with Disabilities

Joanne Juhnke, Disability Rights Wisconsin advocacy specialist, spoke with TMJ4 last week about the traumatic overuse of restraint and seclusion in schools. She gave insight…
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Love Wisconsin: Resilient Voices with Jaidan and Jeanine Nugent

Get to know Jaidan Nugent! Love Wisconsin interviewed her and her mother, Jeanine Nugent, recently for a beautiful article within the Resilient Voices series. Jaiden…
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Public Forum: 2024-25 State Superintendent’s Council on Special Education

The Annual Public Forum The State Superintendent’s Council on Special Education wants to hear from you! They will hold their annual Public Forum this Wednesday…
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