US EditionRights Groups Face Funding Cuts
SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS, JUL 31 – The Trump administration proposes cutting more than 60% of federal funding for disability rights centers amid rising demand due to new Medicaid work-reporting rules, advocates say.
- Disability rights groups face potential funding cuts in 2025 amid President Trump's budget proposals that aim to zero out funds for three grants and slash a fourth.
- The threat follows a review by Russell Vought, Trump's top budget adviser, who stated that 2025 spending allocated too much to niche groups outside government.
- Groups like Disability Rights Texas, led by Sean Jackson, report receiving nearly $180 million annually but expect growing demand while facing reduced resources and increased Medicaid complexities.
- Steven Schwartz of the Center for Public Representation said Trump’s proposals suggest shutting down Protection and Advocacy programs, which advocates say could cut more than 60% of federal funding.
- If cuts proceed, groups warn fewer cases will be taken and many people with disabilities will lose critical protection, raising urgent calls for independent systems to hold wrongdoers accountable.
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Rights groups face funding cuts
Nancy Jensen believes she’d still be living in an abusive group home if it wasn’t shut down in 2004 with the help of the Disability Rights Center of Kansas, which for decades received federal money to look out for Americans…
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