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California’s Disabled Students Face ‘Terrifying’ Special Ed Cuts After Trump Changes
Trump administration's proposed nearly $1 trillion Medicaid cuts threaten services for nearly 1 million Californians with disabilities, raising concerns about education and care continuity.
- President Donald Trump proposed nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts, threatening nurses, therapies and wheelchairs that regional centers and schools rely on to support disabled children.
- In California, nearly 1 million Californians with physical, developmental or cognitive disabilities receive some services through Medicaid, and more than a third of regional centers' funding depends on this support.
- Families like the Coppedges describe daily care routines as Lindsay Crain says her daughter Lena Deacy depends on Medicaid-funded services, while Lelah Coppedge fears losing support for her son Jack Seebach.
- Funding is set to lapse, creating immediate uncertainty as California state cannot fully backfill federal funding, forcing schools and regional centers to pare services or shift resources.
- Advocates warn that administrative shifts and weakened enforcement could roll back protections as Republican lawmakers propose moving special education oversight from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services.
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California students with disabilities face ‘terrifying’ special ed cuts after Trump changes
Sleep is a rare commodity at Lindsay Crain’s house. Most nights, she and her husband are up dozens of times, tending to their daughter’s seizures.
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