A US Justice Department memo has sparked fear among disability advocates, questioning decades of civil rights protections for Americans with disabilities. The memo suggests that states do not have to provide in-home or community-based care to people with disabilities, potentially leading to a return to institutionalization. Advocates and families are concerned that this change could result in the segregation of disabled Americans in nursing homes and large institutions, threatening progress made in community living.
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