Why is the #FreeBritney movement a disability rights issue? Join DRMS as we break down conservatorships vs. guardianships and how these structures impact the lives of people with disabilities.

Join us as we celebrate 31 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act! Greta traces the history of the disability rights movement up to the landmark 1990 decision.

Greta's back to answer all of your questions on the difference between service animals and emotional support animals — and why both are important for people with disabilities.

Sources/Additional Resources:

ADA 2010 Revised Requirements: Service Animals

https://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm

Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals

https://adata.org/guide/service-animals-and-emotional-support-animals

Greta is joined by Tony Sheppard, Coordinator of DRMS' Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program. Greta and Tony chat more about the program and the latest in the ongoing Mississippi Department of Mental Health suit. If you are interested in joining the PAIMI Advisory Council, visit drms.ms/contact to get in touch.

Sources/Additional Links: Clarion Ledger: Federal attorneys: Mississippi must expand community-based mental health services, May 28, 2021

(https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/28/mental-health-services-mississippi-doj-pushes-expansion/5248002001/)

AP: Mississippi asserts it is meeting mental health mandates, May 3, 2021

(https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-health-mental-health-business-747d99d4893144b6779cbb408676f0aa)

Families as Allies – (https://www.faams.org/blog/)

What's an IEP? How are students with disabilities protected in the classroom? Who is watching out for children with disabilities living in facilities? DRMS Children's Rights Attorney Victoria Anderson joins Greta to answer these questions and chat more about the work of our Children's Rights team.

Greta is joined by DRMS' Legal Director, Katherine Henderson, who shares more about her teams' work, including helping individuals with disabilities navigate the ever-confusing world of Medicaid in Mississippi.

On the final installment of our series on prison conditions in Mississippi, host Greta Martin and DRMS Communications Director Jane Walton discuss the prevalence of offenders with disabilities within the system and the laws that protect these individuals, as well as steps the state can take to remedy its failures.

A conversation between Litigation Director Greta Martin and Legal Fellow Kendra Martin about DRMS' prison rights work and the shocking findings revealed in DRMS' new report on conditions in Mississippi Department of Corrections facilities for offenders with disabilities.

Welcome to Don't Get Me Started with DRMS, a new podcast from Disability Rights Mississippi! On our first episode, host Greta Martin chats with Executive Director Polly Tribble about protection & advocacy for people with disabilities in Mississippi.