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People With Disabilities Fear Service Cuts as Trump’s DOJ Questions Legal Protections

The June opinion could let states scale back home and community services for roughly 45 million Americans with disabilities, advocates said.

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Amanda DeSimone-Shabrack relies on a home healthcare aide to help her high-needs autistic 12-year-old son. Virginia’s Medicaid program covers the assistance, enabling her to work as both an education technology specialist and a professor, run errands, and keep Mason in the home. That could change. In June, the Department of Justice issued a legal opinion saying federal disability rights laws don’t require states to provide services that allow pe…

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Amanda DeSimone-Shabrack relies on a home health aide to help her 12-year-old son, Mason, who has autism and requires intensive care. Medicaid in Virginia covers that support, allowing her to work as an educational technology specialist and university professor, in addition to managing daily tasks and supporting her family.

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