I am deeply troubled by news that the Trump administration is moving the Office of Special Education Programs (among others) into the Dept of Health & Human Services. Thanks, @ericmgarcia.bsky.social, for putting the right words to my concern.
Tens of thousands of people in Massachusetts use wheelchairs, which cost anywhere from hundreds to more than $30,000, and a repair market dominated by two companies. Researchers and advocates say private equity’s growing role in healthcare is a significant concern. https://bit.ly/3Q06qT2
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The wheelchair repair market in Massachusetts is dominated by two companies.
That was my immediate reaction when I read this. The DOJ knows that this legal opinion violates Olmstead. They are trying to bait Democratic state attorneys general or the ACLU to file a lawsuit so this goes to the Supreme Court and therefore weaken or kill Olmstead.
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What?!?
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WHY TF IS RFK JR. THERE?!?!?!?
RFK Jr. famously said that autistic people will never hold a job or pay taxes....
So naturally, the Trump administration put him in charge of the office in charge of helping people with disabilities find jobs.
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
This week, the Department of Education announced that the Department of Justice would handle civil rights. But the Department of Justice announced a legal opinion saying that states do not need to provide community-based care for people with disabilities.
www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-dis...
The irony, of course, is that Kennedy's uncle, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, wrote the Americans with Disabilities Act and helped craft multiple versions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, while his aunt Eunice Kennedy Shriver started the Special Olympics.
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
