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Disability rights are civil rights.
We will not allow decades of progress toward inclusion, independence, and empowerment for people with disabilities to be undermined.
Illinois will continue building on that progress, not retreating from it.
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Disability agencies push back against Department of Justice memo
A Department of Justice memo saying states are not required to provide disabled residents with in-home or community care has drawn frightened and angry reactions from disability agencies.