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  1. Mobility Rider Rights and Advocacy Guide (2019): An informational brochure produced by DRM and the rider-advocacy group Consumers for Accessible Ride Services (CARS).
  2. Segregation and Suicide: Confinement at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women (2018): This report was completed by DRM and Munib Lohrasbi, a community fellow with the Open Society Institute of Baltimore (OSI). The report discloses the extreme isolation and harm, or risk of harm, to numerous women with significant disabilities housed in the segregation, infirmary, and mental health units at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women (MCIW). Conditions in the units varied, but DRM observed problems with access to outdoor and indoor recreation; natural light; mattresses or bedding; insufficient treatment plans; and a lack of confidentiality for health care services.
  3. Planning Now Guide (2018): A comprehensive, easy-to-use futures and estate planning guide for families of children and adults with developmental disabilities. Topics include financial and healthcare benefits, wills, trusts, tax considerations, financial planning, and more.
    1. Related: Planning Now – English
  4. Beyond Incarceration: Lock Down for Persons with Disabilities (2017): Disability Rights Maryland released a detailed report of findings related to segregation and its negative impacts, particularly for persons with disabilities. DRM’s report exposes the harm and misuse of segregation, legal violations, and offers recommendations; including references to better and safer alternatives.
  5. Maryland Citizens in Psychiatric Crisis (2007): A public report issued in conjunction with the Center for Public Representation, detailing the experiences of individuals with a psychiatric diagnosis in Maryland’s emergency departments and making recommendations to improve quality of care and to expand access to alternative community crisis services.
  6. MD Courts Self Help Videos: My Laws, My Courts, My Maryland: A video series for the self-represented.
  7. Guardianship and Its Alternatives: A Handbook on Maryland Law: An 88-page handbook by the University of Maryland School of Law, Law & Healthcare Program, and the Maryland State Bar Association (PDF).
  8. Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals: Resource by the ADA National Network.
  9. Service Animal FAQ