Disability Rights Arkansas Inc

Protection and advocacy for individuals with mental illness (paimi) program serves individuals with a diagnosis of serious mental illness. Paimi prioritizes services to individuals receiving care and treatment in a facility and has a mandate to investigate complaints of neglect and abuse. Cases/projects within paimi include - monitoring, abuse/neglect/exploitation, special education, employment, and medicaid appeals.

Strengthening protection for social security beneficiaries, also known as the representative payee program, serves individuals with disabilities whose social security benefits are managed by a representative payee. Dra coordinates with the social security administration to conduct periodic onsite reviews as well as additional discretionary reviews to determine whether a representative payee is performing their duties in keeping a beneficiary safe and ensuring their needs are being met.