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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DON'T HAVE RIGHT TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES

  • NEWS Desk Global
  • Jun 24
  • 1 min read

The U.S. Department of Justice says states have no legal obligation to serve people with developmental disabilities in the community, a reversal that advocates say could have profound consequences.

The agency’s Office of Legal Counsel issued a 39-page memo late last week stating that neither the Americans with Disabilities Act nor Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act “require states to treat mentally disabled patients in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs.”

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