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US DOJ Memo Threatens Disability Rights, Could Reverse Decades of Civil Protections
NPR·Sunday, 21 June 2026
A US Justice Department memo is challenging longstanding civil rights protections that have treated institutionalisation of disabled Americans as a last resort. Disability advocates say it signals a potential return to mass institutionalisation.
Why It Matters
The US often sets a global template for disability rights policy. A reversal there could embolden governments elsewhere to roll back protections for disabled people.
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