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In Maine’s probate courts, most adults placed in guardianships don’t have lawyers

Lauren Wille, the legal director of Disability Rights Maine, has helped dozens of adults with developmental disabilities get ...
Kennebec Journal

Disability Pride Day in Augusta park set for July 19

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. AUGUSTA — Disability Rights Maine is set to hold Disability Pride 2024 from ...
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Report: Most disabled adults in guardianship never get legal counsel

Oct. 17—Most disabled adults in Maine who are assigned legal guardians to take charge of their affairs are not represented by lawyers to protect their interests during the process, according to a new ...
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Department of Justice sues Maine for treatment of children with behavioral health disabilities

Maine unnecessarily segregates children with behavioral health disabilities in hospitals, residential facilities and a state-run juvenile detention facility, the U.S. Department of Justice announced ...
WBUR

Department of Justice sues Maine for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act

The U.S. Department of Justice announced today it is suing Maine, citing claims that the state's handling of children with behavioral disabilities violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ...
Maine Public

Disability rights advocate Bob Kafka dead at 79

Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy ...