News
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October 15, 2022Celebrating Marlene Sallo, NDRN’s new Executive Director
On October 16, 2022, Marlene Sallo will become the first woman, first Latina, and first person with a disability to be appointed as Executive Director of the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) is delighted to honor Marlene and her lifelong commitment to advocacy.
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June 14, 2022Keeping Disability Bias Protections Up to Date as Technologies Emerge
In May, the Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission each issued new warnings against disability discrimination by employers’ use of artificial intelligence tools. DRT Attorney Nathan Walsh has authored a blog post for Tennessee Works.
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April 27, 2022Complaint Brings Welcome Improvements to Tennessee’s Guidelines on Access to Healthcare during a Crisis
As a result of a complaint brought by Disability Rights Tennessee and other disability rights advocate, Tennessee has improved its guidelines on healthcare allocation during a healthcare crisis.
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April 27, 2022
Investigative Report Highlights Dangerous Conditions at Wilder
Investigative report, Designed to Fail, puts a spotlight on dangerous conditions at Wilder Youth Center Groups call for immediate reforms by the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
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March 1, 2022Erasing the Mark: Mental Health Stigma in the Legal Profession
In collaboration with the Nashville School of Law Legal Aid Society, DRT reviews the stigma of mental health in the legal profession.
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February 15, 2022Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
March is Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month. Learn more about DRT’s TBI services.
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February 4, 2022Policy Watch
Learn more about DRT’s state-level policy work and sign up for DRT’s Policy Watch to receive weekly legislative updates delivered directly to your email.
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January 25, 2022Disability Employment Awareness Luncheon (DEAL) 2022
Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAL) is coming October 2022!
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January 21, 2022Disability Rights Tennessee’s eighteen month investigation of Wilder Youth Development Center Reveals DCS Failure of Care and Active Endangerment
Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) has been monitoring Wilder Youth Development Center (Wilder), a Department of Children’s Services (DCS) facility in Fayette County, Tennessee, for eighteen months. Media has been reporting on escape attempts and other disturbances at Wilder since September of 2019, but no one has stopped to ask, “Why?” Our investigations reveal abuses of youth in custody at Wilder to be at the root of these issues.