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#disability rights

Rights of persons with disabilities under the ADA, Section 504, and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Incidents involve rollbacks of accessibility protections, institutionalization, and denial of reasonable accommodations.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Civil Rights
Major Abuse of Power Ongoing

Systematic Rollback of Disability Rights Protections

Systematic dismantlement of disability protections through withdrawal of ADA guidance, cancellation of pending rules, elimination of Section 503 hiring goals, 50% staff cuts at the disability services agency, and an executive order promoting institutionalization — described by the American Bar Association as rolling 'back decades of disability rights.'

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