Disability Rights Florida

Providing free and confidential Protection and Advocacy services statewide to people with disabilities for 40 years. Call 800-342-0823 to request assistance.

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Disability Rights Florida is hiring for two opportunities to help move our work forward:

Communications Intern And Director of Community and Healthcare Services

If you want your work to support disability rights across Florida, we’d love to hear from you.

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Disability Rights Florida is asking you what disability rights issues to fight for next. That's not rhetorical. We're actually asking! Deadline: July 16, 2025 - https://t.co/xh3fcaN7G9

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If you have an emotional support animal in Florida, you need to read this.

A recent HUD policy change may be creating confusion about your rights in housing. Here's what you need to know right now. https://t.co/AbNw8JtfAc

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Some films stay with us. Some feel different when we return to them with what we now understand about ableism, caregiving, grief, and dignity.

Watch or listen to the full episode on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

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“Accessible park” does not always tell you what the path, restroom, or equipment situation actually looks like.

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This week on Disability Deep Dive, Jhónelle Bean joins Keith and Jodi to talk about Tourette syndrome, race, public misunderstanding, media responsibility, and why lived experience must be heard.

Content note: discussion of a racial slur and outdated disability portrayals.

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“Accessible beach” can mean a lot of different things, and not all of them answer the questions that matter most.

A little planning can help protect your time, energy, and access before you arrive.

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10/ Accessibility should be planned, not improvised in the parking lot.

Save the answers. Take screenshots. Share the checklist.

Read the full Disability Rights Florida blog: https://t.co/HIrkbLkvr9

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1/ “Accessible” is not enough.

Before visiting a Florida beach, park, spring, festival, fair, or market, ask specific questions.

Save this checklist before your next Florida outing.

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9/ Ask about communication access and sensory access too.

Are sign language interpreters or captions available by request?

Are quieter areas or lower-crowd options offered?

Who is the accessibility contact before and during the event?

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Spencer West on writing Breaking Free: Stop Following Expectations and Start Following Yourself.

Full conversation on episode 1 of Disability Deep Dive Season 3.

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Stuck in a job, a relationship, a city, a version of yourself you didn't actually choose. Spencer West says he wrote his new book for everyone who's ever looked at their life and asked how they got there. Breaking Free is out today.

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In Florida, PAIMI helps Disability Rights Florida address concerns like abuse, neglect, rights violations, and unsafe conditions in places where people live, learn, receive services, or are held.

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