DOJ memo puts disability community integration rights at serious risk

A legal opinion released this week by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel has set off a fierce response from disability advocates, civil rights attorneys, and former federal officials who say it represents the most significant rollback of disability rights protections in decades. The opinion, authored by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Lanora Pettit, […] The post DOJ memo puts disability community integration rights at serious risk appeared first on Rolling Out.

DOJ memo puts disability community integration rights at serious risk

A legal opinion released this week by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel has set off a fierce response from disability advocates, civil rights attorneys, and former federal officials who say it represents the most significant rollback of disability rights protections in decades. The opinion, authored by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Lanora Pettit, […]

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