News and Alerts

CPR strongly condemns the recent events of hatred and violence.  We are committed to equality, diversity and social justice for all. Disability rights are civil rights and civil rights are disability rights. We stand together with all people seeking equality and the right to live in the community free from discrimination.  

Join the disability community and Protecting Immigrant Families this week to oppose and stop this rule.

CPR submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on their advance notice of proposed rulemaking to oppose potential changes that could weaken the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulations.  Affordable, accessible housing is key to people with disabilities being able to live in the most integrated setting in the community.  

A new “public charge” rule was published in the federal register.  The rule would discriminate against immigrants with disabilities and their families seeking to enter the U.S. or get a green card.  Please comment!

CPR opposes the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read our statement to learn about Judge Kavanaugh’s record and what his confirmation could mean to the disability community.

As part of CPSD, together with almost 40 other national disability organizations, CPR sent a letter to Secretary DeVos opposing any efforts by the Department of Education to weaken or open existing regulations implementing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

CPR submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) opposing a proposed two year delay in requiring compliance with regulations that address racial disproportionality in special education.

Governor Kay Ivey announced on Friday that Alabama has set aside $11 million in its recently passed budgets for the Alabama Department of Mental Health to expand behavioral health services for Medicaid-eligible children and youth.

Massachusetts has begun accepting new applications for its MFP Residential Supports waiver, in anticipation of new waiver capacity becoming available on April 1, 2018.

More than 200 disability organizations have signed on to a letter from the disability community to the Department of Justice expressing concern about the recent withdrawal of Olmstead Guidance.