Disability Rights Vermont

11/22/2025

Your program staff (minus Misha, Oliver and Allie :( ) did a bit of product testing at Killington Resort yesterday. Results? The snow is great and we are ready for YOU!

For volunteers, on-snow training begins at Pico Mountain, Sugarbush Resort, Bolton Valley, Bromley Mountain, and Stratton Mountain Resort the weekends of Dec. 13-14 and Dec. 20-21 with some training in select locations on Dec. 19. Be on the lookout for an email from Sarah in the next few weeks to register for these dates. Want to become a volunteer instructor this winter with us? We need YOU! Fill out an application at www.vermontadaptive.org/volunteers/.

Ready for a ski or snowboard lesson with us? Online reservations are live and spots are filling up fast, especially on weekends and holiday periods. Don't delay, secure your adventure today at https://www.vermontadaptive.org/reservation-information/

Let It Snow!!

11/19/2025

Is an Accommodation Forever?
Accommodations aren’t a one-and-done process—monitoring them over time is key to ensuring they stay effective. Join us for this webinar designed for employment service professionals, where we’ll cover best practices for evaluating and adjusting workplace accommodations for supported employees.
🕒 60-minute presentation + 15-minute Q&A
✔️ Earn 1 hour of CRC credit
Don’t miss this chance to strengthen your skills and better support employees and employers.

Register Today: https://lnkd.in/eifQR5s6

11/16/2025

CVOEO’s Samaritan House is currently at full capacity. The waiting list is now about three times larger than the number of available shelter beds. At this point, anyone applying to the list is unlikely to secure a room before the coldest months of winter.

To help meet the growing need, Samaritan House is partnering with Gift Drive — a program created by University of Vermont students that makes it easy to give meaningful, direct support to local nonprofits. Through this drive, you can purchase urgently needed items that will be shipped straight to the shelter and distributed to people experiencing homelessness in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties.

If you’re able, please consider donating supplies to help make an unsheltered Vermont winter a little less harsh for our neighbors.

Support the Gift Drive here: https://giftdrive.org/drive/227

11/16/2025

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/us/alice-wong-dies

Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author whose independence and writing inspired others, has died. She was 51.

11/15/2025

Santa Reads Braille has reached 34 states and Puerto Rico, but Santa is aiming to reach the whole country!

Can you help Santa reach his goal of sending out braille and large print letters to kids in all 50 states?

He is on the lookout for requests from Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont.

11/14/2025

As a monthslong Bulletin investigation into New Hampshire’s modern disability care network has revealed, systemic problems of abuse and neglect haven’t gone away. Tragic story after tragic story — many of them reported this week for the first time — provide the evidence.

11/12/2025

(warm greetings) Crooked Oak! Laughing Crow! Crazy Tongue! May I pay reverence here in image, word, sound, and wood. I am also an escapee of mental health spells. I’d like to tell you about that, too. See * Read * Listen * Watch * Carve For information on consulting or contracting with me, visit W...

11/12/2025

The service initially launched last year and was available in one region of Vermont. Now, it's expanding to cover the entire state. Responders are trained to help callers identify harmful patterns in relationships and build skills to be a safer partner.

11/08/2025

The ADA National Network helps family members of people with disabilities understand the Americans with Disabilities Act. Check out this infographic to learn more!

11/08/2025

If you have concerns about care in a Vermont long-term care facility, there are programs that can help!

Survey & Certification (Licensing & Inspection):
Handles complaints about how nursing homes, residential care homes, and assisted living facilities meet state and federal rules for care, safety, and residents’ rights.

File a complaint here: https://dlp.vermont.gov/survey-cert/sc-complaints
(Please note: some investigations are currently paused due to the federal shutdown.)

Adult Protective Services (APS):
Investigates reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults.
🔗 Report here: https://dlp.vermont.gov/aps/make-aps-report

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP):
We advocate for residents and their families—helping resolve problems, explain rights, and guide you through the complaint process.
📞 Call 1-800-889-2047 (Option 3) or
📝 Submit an online form: https://forms.office.com/r/43vR9GZuGZ