Disability Rights

Striving for a Delaware and America free of discrimination against people with disabilities, where they are valued, integrated members of society with full access to education, homes, health care, jobs, and families.

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The ACLU of Delaware works for a state and country free of discrimination against people with disabilities, where people with disabilities are valued, integrated members of society who have full access to education, homes, health care, jobs, and families. We are also committed to ensuring people with disabilities are no longer segregated into, and overrepresented in, civil and criminal institutions such as nursing homes, psychiatric hospitals, jails, and prisons.

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News & Commentary
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Delaware Needs Increased Access to the Ballot for Voters with Disabilities

With voting reforms - and rollbacks - in Delaware’s spotlight this election season, we must also shine a spotlight on the need for increased accessibility for voters with disabilities. Learn more in this guest blog post from CLASI.
News & Commentary
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People in Long-Term Care Facilities Need More Protection from COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a serious threat to the health and welfare of people across the world, but people with disabilities have faced the most significant challenges. We've asked Governor John Carney to do more to protect those people.
News & Commentary
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From the Executive Director: You Belong at ACLU’s National Membership Conference!

This post is part of our Spring 2018 issue of Connection, our quarterly newsletter. To read the whole newsletter, click here.
News & Commentary
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Questions to ask at Town Halls

Are you going to a Town Hall meeting? Here are some talking points and questions you may want to address. We also have a pdf version for you to view and print.
Court Case
Dec 30, 2015

A Perfect Storm of Bad Policing

n September, we filed suit on behalf of a Delaware couple subjected to the unlawful and excessive use of force by the Delaware State Police as the result of a perfect storm of bad policing.
Court Case
Aug 20, 2011

A Fair Trial Requires An Interpreter