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ALT Same logo. Header Text: Proposition 1 | DRC Supports. Body Text: Authorizes bonds for housing affordability programs. Issues $11.25 billion in bonds to fund Multifamily Housing Program, CalVet Home Loan Program, and youth housing. These funds would help increase available housing for people with disabilities, including people with disabilities who are experiencing homelessness or facing barriers to affordable housing.
ALT Graphic 4: Same logo. Header Text: Proposition 3 | DRC Supports. Body Text: Provides permanent funding for schools by extending existing tax on high incomes. Would make permanent an existing income tax on high earners that is set to end in 2031. This revenue would provide stable funding for schools and colleges, freeing up resources that can support programs and services for students with disabilities.
ALT Graphic 5: Same logo. Header Text: Proposition 4 | DRC Supports. Body Text: Repeals prohibition against public funding of election campaigns. Would repeal California’s ban on public funding for candidate campaigns, allowing state and local governments to create public campaign financing programs. By making campaigns less dependent on personal wealth and wealthy donors, public financing could give more people with disabilities a meaningful opportunity to run for office and participate fully in our democracy.
ALT Graphic 1: Blue/green DRC logo. Header Text: 2026 Election. Title Text: Midterm Election Ballot Initiatives Impacting People with Disabilities. Bottom Text: Learn about DRC’s stance on 4 critical Propositions. Photo in the middle of a Black individual in a wheelchair talking to an election poll worker. There's a graphic, colorful background with text "Vote".
ALT Graphic 2: Same logo. Header Text: Proposition 39 | DRC Opposes. Body Text: Prohibits citizens from voting unless they present government-issued identification. These requirements will create unnecessary barriers because California already has secure elections and procedures in place to verify voter identity and ensure secure elections. Requiring government-issued ID to vote in person will make it harder for some people with disabilities to cast their ballots because they are less likely to have current government-issued ID.
ALT Detention officers escort a handcuffed person from a white van into a federal immigration office in downtown Fresno on Oct. 7, 2026. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters
ALT Graphic 1: Blue/green DRC logo. Header Text: Press Release. Title Text: DRC’s Investigation Finds Serious Deficiencies in Butte County’s Treatment of Incarcerated People with Disabilities. Photo below of an empty jail common area with two floors of cells with bars and 4 tables on the bottom floor.
ALT Graphic 2: Same header. Quote Text: "Instead of harmful isolation, the County must provide clinically appropriate services in therapeutic settings so that people with disabilities may be served in the least restrictive setting appropriate to their needs—including through timely release to community programs that support mental health and serve to prevent future incarceration." Circled text: Read the full press release at the link
ALT National Council on Disability cover titled "National Disability Policy: A Progress Report, 2026" with a large waving U.S. flag background, blue silhouette of Washington landmarks (Capitol, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial), the NCD seal, and the note "Available at NCD.gov."
ALT Text: Look for your ballot in the mail soon! Below, blue/green DRC logo. Close-up photo below of a U.S. mail in ballot. Logo text Official Election Mail Authorized by the U.S. Postal Service. There are 3 curvy stripes inspired by the U.S. flag over the text. Text on envelope: Official Vote by Mail Balloting Material. Business Reply.
ALT Title Text: Special Education Rights & Responsibilities (SERR) Manual. Bold Text: Now Updated in 6 Languages! Boxed text of languages: English, Español, 한국어, 中文, Tiếng Việt, ភាសាខ្មែរ. Blue/green DRC logo. Left photo of an Asian boy smiling big and pushing forward in his wheelchair. Group photo of smiling children seated together on the floor.
ALT Texto del título: Manual de derechos y responsabilidades en materia de educación especial (SERR). Texto en negrita: ¡Ya está actualizado en español! Texto en recuadro con los idiomas: inglés, español, coreano, chino, vietnamita, khmer. Logotipo azul/verde del DRC. Foto a la izquierda de un niño asiático sonriendo ampliamente y avanzando en su silla de ruedas. Foto de grupo de niños sonrientes sentados juntos en el suelo.
ALT 图片描述：标题文本：特殊教育权利与责任（SERR）手册。加粗文本：现已提供中文、韩语版本！语言列表框：英语、西班牙语、韩语、中文、越南语、高棉语。蓝色/绿色DRC徽标。左侧照片中，一名亚洲男孩面带灿烂笑容，正坐在轮椅上向前推进。右侧为一群笑容满面的孩子坐在地板上合影的照片
ALT Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with officials at the BACS St. Regis Center in Hayward where he announced new statewide accountability measures and funding to address homelessness and mental health care on March 2, 2026. Photo by Manuel Orbegozo for CalMatters
ALT Graphic 1: Text: October | National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Blue/green DRC logo. Text: Jose Peña Reasonable Accommodation Specialist. Circle photo of Jose, he is a Latino man smiling and posed in a forest area and wears a beanie and a jacket. Bottom text: Visit the link for the full Employee Spotlight and more information on an upcoming webinar!
ALT Graphic 2: A yellow and green graphic for World Cerebral Palsy Day Webinar by LA County Commission on Disabilities with green awareness ribbon, photos of people, and event details. Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 10am - 11am PST. Register: tinyurl.com/ADCPWebinar