Vermont Law School Graduate Student and DRVT Intern Clare Pledel has had an article published in The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (Volume 23, Issue 1). Click through to read… Read More »Disability & Environmental Justice Article
Disability Rights Vermont names new Executive Director, Lindsey Owen In April 2021, Disability Rights Vermont (DRVT) announced the leadership transition from its talented and long-serving executive director, Ed Paquin, to… Read More »New and Exciting Changes for Disability Rights Vermont
For two decades, Ed Paquin has worked to protect Vermonters with disabilities against abuse, neglect and violation of their rights. A former state House representative and past president of the… Read More »Advocate Ed Paquin Retires After Nearly 2 Decades Leading Disability Rights Vermont
https://www.rutlandherald.com/news/victims-rights-in-the-spotlight/article_29dc77e5-e334-57f2-a0bf-65c22d09cbc0.html
https://www.reformer.com/look_ahead_vermont/look-ahead-vermont-negotiations-investigations-and-the-difficulties-of-crossover/article_a718da56-84e8-11eb-b21b-9bdf534ce2b9.html
Disability Rights Vermont’s Supervising Attorney, A.J. Ruben, participated in this Zoom panel on “Policing and Mental Health” along with Montpelier’s Chief of Police Brian Peete and Karim Chapman of Vermont… Read More »Policing & Mental Heath Panel
State data shows frequent use of psych patient restraints By Katie Jickling December 15, 2020, 12:45 pm Restraint and seclusion are used just as frequently on psychiatric patients who choose to… Read More »State data shows frequent use of psych patient restraints
Voter guides see uptick in interest While the government releases information about where and how to vote, a number of nongovernmental entities outside the media produce voting guides. For the… Read More »Voter guides see uptick in interest
PUBLIC SAFETY 11 Woodside workers under investigation for misconduct as facility faces closure By Alan J. Keays September 16, 2020, 4:31 pm More than a third of the staff at Vermont’s… Read More »11 Woodside workers under investigation for misconduct as facility faces closure