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VERMONT COALITION FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS 2023 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM “We are your Neighbors” It may not be apparent, but more than a fifth of your constituents are living with disabilities, some obvious, some hidden, and all adding to our unique perspective of living in a world that doesn’t always value our Read more…


VCDR 2023 Weekly Summary of Legislative Activities, Committee Agendas and Calendar of Events February 27 – March 3 , 2023 Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights Legislature The Legislature reconvened Wednesday January 4th for the first year of the new 2023–2024 Biennium. The Legislature is back meeting in person after 3 Read more…


From the VCDR 2022 Legislative Platform Now that the State has apologized for the harm done by Vermont’s Eugenics law to persons with disabilities, indigenous Vermonters, Vermonters of color, and others; VCDR supports the creation of one or more truth and reconciliation commissions to examine and begin the process of Read more…


“We are your Neighbors” March 1, 2023 Card Room at the Vermont Statehouse Online Forums – TBD      


Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights              “Nothing About Us Without Us”  VCDR Legislative Wrap-Up The Legislature reconvened on Tuesday January 4th for the second year of the 2021-2022 Biennium. The session progressed with the House and Senate observing different rules for meeting remotely and in person. Committee meetings, floor action, caucuses, Read more…


Sarah’s Story: A Discussion on Mental Health By Shannan Fields, Integrated Marketing Coordinator    Apr. 30, 2019 Q and A Sarah Launderville has found success as the executive director for the Vermont Center for Independent Living, an adjunct faculty member for Springfield College St. Johnsbury, and alumna of Springfield College, but the journey wasn’t Read more…


VCDR joins our members and others calling for an end to police violence against African Americans in Vermont and across the nation. We mourn the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others who have died as a result of police violence. Vermont’s disability rights community condemns these deaths and Read more…

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