Welcome to the
Disabled Rights Action Committee
Web Site
Our Mission: "We are committed to
expanding and
assuring the rights of all people with disabilities."
Our Motto: "To boldly go where everyone has gone before..."
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3565 South West Temple #16 Office Hours are Monday-Thursday |
Barbara Toomer, Chair
Jerry Costley, Executive Director |
DRAC is pursuing
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Complaints against the State of Utah
for waiting lists that don't
move and force individuals into nursing homes where there are no waits and for
disparate treatment that allows individuals in intermediate and skilled nursing
facilities to move out but allows no similar mechanism for individuals to move
out of ICF-MRs. Click on the DOJ logo on the left for more information about how
to join our effort!
DRAC has a new fundraiser! Click on
the picture to the left to
find our more and listen to excerpts from some great American
Speeches.
One
of our main undertakings is to fight for passage of the national Community
Choice Act, which will allow persons who need assistance to live to choose
whether to receive needed assistance at home, surrounded by friends, family and
neighbors, or in a nursing home. Click on the picture at the left for more information about the
Community Choice Act.
We are members of ADAPT -- a national grass roots activists organization fighting for the civil rights of persons with disabilities, using the principles of non-violent action. ADAPT is the main force behind the Community Choice Act effort. Click on the ADAPT logo to go to their web site and learn more about our efforts at the national level.
The Disabled Rights Action Committee has partnered with the "Don't Disable the Disabled" public relations campaign to raise awareness on the importance of respecting accessible parking that is reserved for persons with disabilities, including insuring vans can deploy their lifts. For more information on this important campaign, click the logo to the left. To donate via PayPal to this important public information campaign click on the "Donate" button below.
Is there an issue or civil rights violation you believe DRAC should dealing with or attacking? Let us know.
Click on the logo to the left to join our listserve where you can share information, viewpoints and news about disability civil rights.
This web site is still under construction. We appreciate any proofreading you may wish to do for us. If you find a typo or some worse mistake, please email the webmaster.