The Repair Association works at the federal and state levels to secure access to repair information, tools and parts by independent repair shops and individuals.
Right to Repair
The Culture of Repair Project is aligned with state, national and international bodies working to promote an awareness of the value of repair, to develop access to repair resources, and to reduce and eliminate obstacles to repair.
Once upon a time the news on Right to Repair could be reported on this brief page and updated only occasionally. The world has changed, thanks to legions of people turning out to insist that common sense prevail.
Right to Repair legislation has been proposed in all 50 states in the US and been signed into law in a handful of them. Go to Repair.org to find out about your state.
If your state has Right to Repair laws on the books but you’re having difficulty with a company’s compliance, go to:
Complain!
See below for links to material on Right to Repair basics, along with links to organizations with up-to-the-minute information about legislation in the US, UK and EU.
To Understand the Issue:
iFixit advocates vigorously for right Right to Repair in the US and around the world. Go HERE for their overview of “R2R”, and HERE for their high-level summary. Both pages contain links to more in-depth articles about many aspects of the issue. Don’t miss the iFixit Blog for up-to-date Right to Repair news.
“Good for the planet. Good for Consumers. Good for Business.”
For up-to-date news and ways to get involved:
The Repair Association is at the forefront of advancing Right to Repair legislation across the United States.
“U.S. PIRG is an advocate for the public interest. We speak out for a healthier, safer world in which we’re freer to pursue our own individual well-being and the common good.” U.S. PIRG is on the forefront of pushing for Right To Repair legislation at the local, state and national levels.
SecuRepairs “is an American organization of information (‘cyber’) security professionals who support the right to repair. [Their] members are some of the most respected names in the information security field and include executives, researchers, product managers, entrepreneurs and academics.” The SecuRepairs website offers an outline of the fundamental value of repair to society, culture and the economy, and to the security of information technologies. It is a good source for understanding the issue generally, and particularly from the perspective of information security professionals.
Advocates in the UK and Europe are likewise advancing Right to Repair policies. The Restart Project is a powerful force, initiating projects on many fronts, including UK and EU right to repair policy. See The Manchester Declaration.
“We are a coalition of European organizations active around the cause of repair. We are based in several European countries and represent community repair groups, social economy actors, self repair and any citizen who would like to advocate for their right to repair.” Right to Repair Europe website.
