DRM In the News

All press and media inquiries should be directed to:

Robin Murphy, Executive Director, at 410-727-6352 (ext. 2482).

Disability Rights Maryland (DRM) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides free legal services to Maryland residents with disabilities of all ages. We advocate for the legal, civil and human rights of people with all types of disabilities, and provide technical assistance on disability rights issues to an array of stakeholders. DRM was formerly known as Maryland Disability Law Center.

2020

FEB 26, 2020:Lawmakers Look to Minimize Solitary Confinement in Prisons” – Maryland Matters

2018

APR 19, 2018: Apartment complex denies boy’s support animal” – WMAR Baltimore

MAY 25, 2018: OSI Grantees Push for Youth-Friendly Miranda Warning” – OSI Baltimore Justice Report

MAY 21, 2018: Voter Outreach Forum – Accessibility” – C-SPAN

MAY 2, 2018: Disability Rights and the Power of Individual Advocacy” – WYPR, Life in Balance

AUG 14, 2018: Views from the Field: Medicaid and Long-Term Care” – Medicaid Supports Maryland

AUG 5, 2018: “Straw-less summer”: Balancing sustainability and disability rights on the Eastern Shore” – Salisbury Daily Times

OCT 10, 2018: Disability Rights Maryland” – Comcast Newsmakers

OCT 2, 2018: An Evening with the Arts” – Baltimore Snap

2017

MAR 6, 2017: Maryland bill limits school suspensions for its youngest students” – WUSA 9

MAR 8, 2017: Maryland sends 5 teens to facility long scrutinized for discipline practice” – The Washington Post

MAR 17, 2017: Baltimore consent decree advocates say transparency still necessary” – The Daily Record

MAR 20, 2017: MSDE school discipline proposal fails students” – The Baltimore Sun, Op-Ed

MAR 22, 2017: Bill curbing suspensions, expulsions of youngest Maryland students nears final approval” – The Baltimore Sun

MAR 23, 2017: AHCA a costly blow to Maryland health care” – The Baltimore Sun, Op Ed

MAY 22, 2017: Baltimore public housing plan needs scrutiny, oversight” – The Baltimore Sun, Op Ed

2016

SEPT. 29, 2016 “Presidential Election Voter Forum for the Disability Community” – WMDT

SEPT. 20, 2016 “Teen Girl Dies After Incident at For-profit Group Home” – ProPublica