DRF Commends the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Effort to Enhance Nursing Home Care Quality through Minimum Staffing Standards & Medicaid Payment Transparency

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Disability Rights Florida submitted comments to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in November regarding their initiative to set minimum staffing standards for long-term…


Comment Regarding Florida’s Statewide Transition Plan Home and Community Based Settings Rule CMS 2249-F and CMS 2296-F

Saturday, April 23, 2022

Floridians living in Home and Community Based Settings (HCBS) like assisted living facilities and group homes currently have few protections from unlawful, arbitrary, and discriminatory eviction.…


A Statement on the Passing of U.S. Supreme Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Monday, September 21, 2020

Today our hearts are heavy with the profound loss of a fearless defender and champion of accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities. Justice Ruth Bader…


Disability Rights Florida Receives National Award for Report on Rights Violations in Homestead Shelter

Monday, June 15, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, June 15, 2020 — Disability Rights Florida (DRF), the State’s designated protection and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities, was awarded the National Disability Rights…


We Want to Know: Conditions in Facilities During COVID-19

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Disability Rights Florida (DRF) was founded in 1977 as the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system for individuals with disabilities in the State of Florida. The…


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