Disability Rights Vermont

08/20/2025

08/15/2025

The Social Security Administration has added 13 conditions to its Compassionate Allowances list.

08/15/2025

With civil rights at risk around the country, it is more important than ever that we come together to strategize state-level solutions. Vermont has long been at the forefront of innovative policies to advance civil rights, and we invite you to join us that tradition.

We will be hosting our 2025 Civil Rights Summit this fall in Randolph, and we’re eager for you to be there. We’ll bring together nonprofits, community leaders, movement organizers, and policymakers to identify openings for collaborative approaches to the defense of civil rights.

More information about panelists and a registration page for the summit will come soon. In the meantime, please mark your calendars for November 14, 15, and 16 at Vermont State University in Randolph. If you have any questions or you’d like to propose a panel, serve as a volunteer, or have a table at the event, please message us.

We look forward to seeing you there!

08/15/2025

ATTN Southern Vermont! A new BIA support group will be happening monthly in Manchester VT. To sign up for email reminders and cancelation notices, or for more information, please email or call support@biavt.org or 802-244-6850.

08/12/2025

SSA at 90: Ida May Fuller from Ludlow, Vermont was the first recipient of monthly Social Security benefits.

08/12/2025

Disability is the only minority group anyone can become a member of at any time. In fact, if you’re lucky enough to grow old, you will experience some degree of disability.

So think ahead: when it’s your turn, will you want your autonomy, decision-making, and dignity protected?

Let’s make sure disability rights matter to everyone — now.

08/12/2025

🔥 Extreme heat is hitting Central Vermont this week, with heat index values in the mid–upper 90s and little relief at night. Stay cool, stay hydrated, and take breaks in shaded or air-conditioned spaces.

Montpelier cooling centers:
• City Hall Council Chambers: Mon-Weds, 8:30am–4:30pm
• Kellogg-Hubbard Library: Tues-Thurs, 10am–5:30pm
• Montpelier Transit Center: Mon & Tues, 7am–6pm
• MSAC (seniors): Mon-Fri, 9am–3pm

More details & full list of locations
healthvermont.gov/environment/climate-health/hot-weather

08/11/2025

We are a proud National Outreach Partner of The Ride Ahead which is NOW STREAMING!

THE RIDE AHEAD follows Samuel Habib, a typical 21-year-old, itching to move out, start a career and find love. But no one tells you how to be an adult, let alone an adult with a disability.

Thanks to PBS for uplifting voices of lived experience with disability.

Watch the film for FREE now through September 19 on the POV website and PBS App. Learn more about streaming The Ride Ahead and hosting your own watch party at www.rideaheadfilm.com/watchpbs

08/11/2025

How does the ADA apply to accessible parking for businesses or non-profit organizations at leased facilities? That’s a great question! You can double-check your knowledge by visiting our FAQ page here: https://adata.org/faq/if-i-am-leasing-space-building-owner-and-building-does-not-have-enough-parking-spaces-be

08/11/2025

A prominent disability justice activist will soon appear on quarters issued by the U.S. Mint as part of a special program honoring notable American women.

08/11/2025

The future of the Goddard College campus in Plainfield is coming into focus a year after the former college shut down and was sold to a New Hampshire developer.