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#HoosiersVote Election Day Hotline
On Election Day, Tuesday, November 8th, Indiana Disability Rights attorneys will be answering your questions live. We will take calls 6:00AM-7:00PM ET (the entire time the polls are open).
Call 800.622.4845 if you have any issue at the polls
Read full press release
Your Voting Rights Checklist
Check out our #HoosiersVote website
Watch our video:
Commission Quarterly Meeting
Will be held Saturday, November 5th at 10:00AM at our Indianapolis office. Open to the public.
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MIAC Quarterly Meeting
Will be held Monday, October 31st at 1:30PM at our Indianapolis office. Open to the public.
Read agenda
Fact Sheets are available for CAP, PABSS, and ABLE accounts
Our fact sheets can explain how our programs can help you. We have fact sheets for the
Client Assistance Program (CAP)
Protection & Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) and
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Accounts
Check them out at the links above or under the Resources tab on the left side of this webpage.
LOCKED UP AND LOCKED DOWN: National Report Tackles the Segregation of Inmates with Mental Illness
This report was written by Disability Rights Washington's The Avid Project with input from Indiana Disability Rights. Our recent case was cited as evidence in the national report.
Read our 9/12 press release
Read full AVID Prison Project Report
Indiana's referenced case documents are below (remember, we were IPAS at the time):
1/27/16 Press Release:
"ACLU OF INDIANA, INDIANA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT WITH INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION"
01/27/16 Trial Court Decision
10/01/08 Original Complaint to the US District Court Southern District
LAWSUIT CHALLENGES STATE LAW PROHIBITING INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS RESIDING IN INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS FROM VOTING IN THAT FACILITY’S PRECINCT
Indiana Disability Rights and ACLU of Indiana have filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Indiana, the Indiana Secretary of State, the Clerk of Jefferson County, and members of the Indiana Election Commission alleging that an Indiana state law is unconstitutional as it imposes an undue burden on people with mental illness who reside in institutions in exercising their right to vote...
Click here to read press release.
Click here to read full complaint.
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LAWSUIT CHALLENGES STATE LAW PROHIBITING INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS RESIDING IN INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS FROM VOTING IN THAT FACILITY’S PRECINCT
Indiana Disability Rights and ACLU of Indiana have filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Indiana, the Indiana Secretary of State, the Clerk of Jefferson County, and members of the Indiana Election Commission alleging that an Indiana state law is unconstitutional as it imposes an undue burden on people with mental illness who reside in institutions in exercising their right to vote...
Click here to read press release.
Click here to read full complaint.
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2016 GOALS ARE HERE
The official goals for FY 2016 at Indiana Disability Rights can be found here
