EducationPolicy
Education Dept. Fails to Reassure Disability Advocates
The Education Department failed to reassure disability advocates in a private call about moving special education oversight to HHS.
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HealthcarePolitics
Trump Policies Signal Return to Disabled Institutions
DOJ memo, special education shift, and Medicaid cuts signal return to institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn.
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PoliticsSocial Policy
Trump Pushes to Institutionalize Homeless, Including Vets
Trump advances a policy to institutionalize homeless individuals through civil commitment, raising concerns over civil liberties and treatment of veterans.
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Civil RightsPolitics
DOJ Memo Sparks Fears of Disability Institutionalization
A new DOJ memo reinterprets decades of disability rights law, alarming advocates who fear a return to institutionalization for disabled Americans.
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PoliticsEducation
Disability Groups Alarmed by RFK Jr. Special Ed Role
Disability groups warn against RFK Jr.'s oversight of special education, citing his autism and vaccine claims as HHS takes over from Education Dept.
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SocietyAccessibility
Bambois Lake Listed on New Accessibility Platform
Bambois Lake in Fosses-la-Ville joins the redesigned Access-i.be platform, cataloging 359 accessible locations for people with disabilities in Wallonia.
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