Disability Rights Center Announces Name Change

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

April 13, 2015 CCIDS News

The Disability Rights Center, Maine’s statewide protection and advocacy agency for individuals with disabilities, will now be known as Disability Rights Maine (DRM). “We are excited to join our peers around the country in changing our name to advertise that we are part of a nationwide network,” said Kim Moody, Executive Director.

Disability Rights Maine, the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council, and the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies are partners in Maine’s Developmental Disabilities Network, congressionally authorized under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (the DD Act). Learn more about the Maine Developmental Disabilities Network here.