The Autism Dad

The Trump administration just quietly laid the groundwork to put disabled people back in institutions, and almost nobody is talking about it.

A new Justice Department legal opinion says the rule that keeps disabled people in their communities, not in institutions, was never actually required, and that they can cancel it.

The catch: a state could institutionalize a disabled person and just say it ran out of community funding, and it would no longer count as discrimination. Almost. every state has years-long waiting lists.

This covers autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities. It is the floor under group homes and Medicaid waivers. My oldest relies on this exact kind of support, so this one is personal.
It is not law yet. This is step one. The next step is them canceling the rule, and that is what we watch for.

You are not imagining the ground shifting. You are paying attention.

If your family relies on community services, what would you lose without them?

UPDATE: There are thousands of comments on the post already. I'm seeing some really gross things being said. If you see something, please report it. It's not possible for me to keep up with all of the comments. Hate has no place here and I will ban anyone I find....

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