Disability Law Center

Utah's designated Protection & Advocacy Agency. We seek to enforce & strengthen laws protecting the opportunities, choices & rights of Utahns w/ disabilities.

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

Andrew and Nate are here to share the legislative updates. Check out our latest Policy Corner to learn more about bills the DLC is following!

And remember, as we learned from @ParisHilton, #LegislationIsHot

https://t.co/ElrqvGt8Jm

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

You should really watch all of this incredibly detailed reporting on many of the problems we've seen in long term care for the past decade. There is work to be done, but stories like these shining a light on the problem are so helpful. Grateful to Taylor & @fox13 for this effort.

[Taylor Stevens @tstevensmedia]

For months, I've been reporting on gaps in Utah's elder care systems at @fox13. I've read thousands of pages of inspection reports, interviewed nearly 20 people on camera across all aspects of the industry and read dozens of police reports & lawsuits.

[FOX 13 News Utah @fox13]

'More psych than we can handle': Utah nursing homes struggle to address residents' mental health needs https://t.co/2TOWb2oxer

[Paris Hilton @ParisHilton]

Couldn't agree more! #LegislationIsHot 🔥

[Crossroads Urban Cen @crossroadsurban]

National Homelessness Law Center launches campaign to urge no federal dollars be spent on Utah’s 1,300-bed homeless campus proposal https://t.co/tgcMKq2EaP

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

UPDATE: SJR 7 has been pulled from the agenda for tomorrow. Will provide more updates as we get them.

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

This bill is in the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee tomorrow at 2pm! Please reach out to committee members and tell them to vote no on SJR 7 and protect the Disability Law Center!

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

This bill is in the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee tomorrow at 2pm! Please reach out to committee members and tell them to vote no on SJR 7 and protect the Disability Law Center!

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

SJR 7 seeks to remove our designation as the Protection and Advocacy Agency for Utah. Here is how you can help support the DLC: https://t.co/PR5rZaFdJO

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

SJR 7 seeks to remove our designation as the Protection and Advocacy Agency for Utah. Here is how you can help support the DLC: https://t.co/PR5rZaFdJO

[Crossroads Urban Cen @crossroadsurban]

Reminder, this webinar is today at 2:30 PM, Mountain Standard Time. The filter has the time zone for the east cost. In addition to two members of Congress the webinar will also include @RepAngelaRomero, Evan Done from @myUSARA and Nate Crippes of @DLCofUT

[Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law @BazelonCenter]

Check out our latest blog post to learn more about how artificial intelligence is shaping decisions about Medicaid and healthcare services and what’s at risk for people with disabilities as the federal government cracks down on states’ ability to regulate AI: https://t.co/B5SMBMhZpB

[Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law @BazelonCenter]

🚨BREAKING: the White House announced at 4:45pm ET signing ceremony today for what we expect to be the executive order on AI preemption. For those not in the loop: the order would block states from adopting their own AI safeguards and centralize all regulatory authority at the federal level.

This would create real risks for people with disabilities, as states have been the first movers on addressing algorithmic bias in healthcare and public benefits; preempting them leaves people with disabilities with fewer avenues for recourse when automated systems get it wrong.

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

@danmccay Maybe we should do something in Utah to keep them out of the long term care industry: https://t.co/qyYUKjw9B8

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

While there are times when a full or limited guardianship may be necessary/appropriate, they should be limited to those circumstances & alternatives should be tried. We also must ensure guardians are not harming anyone under their care/take action against those who are.

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

We've long advocated for guardianship reform, despite pushback from policymakers. These stories show several of the problems. Guardianships are often granted when they shouldn't be, conflicts of interest frequently arise, & oversight is lacking, which harm Utahns w/ disabilities.

[FOX 13 News Utah @fox13]

FOX 13 Investigates: How a Utah guardianship company evicted a family from their homes https://t.co/VznOSoqK5r

[FOX 13 News Utah @fox13]

FOX 13 Investigates: How a Utah guardianship company evicted a family from their homes https://t.co/VznOSoqK5r

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

A lack of community-based services for those w/ SMI, & no State plan to expand them, means forced treatment/institutionalization is the long-term proposed solution, returning us to the age of warehousing people w/ disabilities in segregated settings. That is not compassion.

[Deseret News @Deseret]

"Psychiatric treatment is the compassionate choice for the mentally ill homeless," Devon Kurtz and Elinore McCance-Katz write. https://t.co/YyfSHcR3bn

[National Disability Rights Network @NDRNadvocates]

A federal judge has ruled that the White House must provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation during official press briefings, affirming that access to public information is a right.

Accessibility is essential to democracy. ♿

🔗 https://t.co/3zoGNxnqAt

[Crossroads Urban Cen @crossroadsurban]

Not knowing how you will feed your kids next week is very scary! Join us and @UAgainstHunger outside the federal building today at 4:30 PM as we challenge Utah's representatives in Congress to do more to make sure SNAP benefits are issued next month!

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

There's nothing special or novel about institutionalizing/forced treatment of people w/ disabilities. It's not about hope or healing. It's another example of Utah choosing to fund institutions over community-based services/not support self-determination of Utahns w/ disabilities.

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

Great reporting continues in part 2.
https://t.co/WcdCo1GsHR

[Disability Law Center @DLCofUT]

Great reporting here from @tstevensmedia, as is the usual from the @fox13 investigative team.

[FOX 13 News Utah @fox13]

Nursing homes receiving millions in extra taxpayer funds face allegations of poor patient care https://t.co/9i8MgKVUkC