Disability Rights North Carolina
Emma Kinyanjui has extensive experience in the legal field, currently serving as an Attorney at Disability Rights North Carolina since September 2016. Previously, Emma was the Director of the Office for Career Services at NCCU School of Law from April 2011 to September 2016, where responsibilities included providing legal career advice and enhancing students' awareness of career opportunities for juris doctor graduates. Emma's earlier experience includes representing low-income clients at Legal Aid of North Carolina from September 2003 to April 2011, focusing on housing, employment, public benefits law, and consumer law. Emma holds a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from North Carolina Central University School of Law (2003), and has completed summer courses in International Law at Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law (2002). Emma also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Business Concentration from Hollins University in 1996.
Disability Rights North Carolina
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Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. We are North Carolina’s protection and advocacy system, dedicated to advancing and defending the rights of people with disabilities. DRNC works to achieve a just society where people with disabilities are free from discrimination and abuse. Our goal is a fully integrated and accessible community – where people with disabilities have power, equal opportunity, and freedom to make their own decisions. Our Values -We believe that people with disabilities have the right to be heard and a right to live in the world. -We increase the power of people with disabilities through advocacy and the relentless pursuit of justice. -Disability Rights North Carolina values integrity, creative strategies, and collaboration in our work. -We support human dignity, diversity, and civil rights. -We fight for full inclusion and self-determination.