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allisonaccess on Instagram: "A federal judge has vacated the community integration provisions of HHS’s 2024 Section 504 regulations. That includes 45 C.F.R. § 8…"
A federal judge has vacated the community integration provisions of HHS’s 2024 Section 504 regulations. That includes 45 C.F.R. § 84.76, the rule that required HHS-funded programs to serve disabled people in the most integrated setting appropriate and specifically addressed dunnecessary institutionalization and the serious risk of institutionalization. And because the regulation was vacated, those provisions are gone nationwide, not only in the states that sued. What does that mean in real life?Imagine someone can live in their own home with personal-care services. But the system says, “We’ll provide all the care you need if you move into a nursing facility, but we won’t provide enough support for you to stay home.”The 2024 HHS rule gave disabled people much more explicit federal regulatory protection against policies that push people toward institutions when they could appropriately receive services in the community. That specific regulatory protection has now been erased.But accuracy matters: Section 504 itself was NOT struck down. The ADA was NOT struck down. Olmstead was NOT overturned. Those laws and rights remain. What we lost was a detailed federal rule spelling out how HHS-funded programs must protect disabled people from unnecessary segregation and institutionalization. I’m legally blind, and I’ve worked in disability rights law in the U.S. and globally for almost 20 years. I use this page to break down changes like this because disabled people, families, caregivers and advocates need to understand exactly what changed without misinformation or unnecessary panic.This is a real setback for community integration. And we need to understand what was lost so we know what we’re fighting to protect.Save this. Share it. And keep paying attention to Texas v. Kennedy, Section 504, Olmstead and community-based services.#Section504 #TexasVKennedy #DisabilityRights #Olmstead
