Melissa Cyril is a Rights Training and Outreach Coordinator at Disability Rights Florida (DRF). She develops and conducts trainings and outreach on disability issues for DRC's staff, clients, families, facility staff, community groups, public policy makers, state agency staff and other stakeholders She has been with DRC since 2010, and has worked as an Advocate-Investigator, investigating allegations of abuse, neglect and rights violations, monitoring facilities, and preparing reports of investigations and monitorings for the PAIMI Advisory Council and DRF's Board of Directors.