Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
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We advocate for the civil rights, full inclusion, and equality of children and adults with mental disabilities.
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The Trump admin has waged war on mental health care, Senate Finance Committee Minority members warn.
But states have the legal tools - and obligation - to protect people with disabilities from losing coverage.
But states have the legal tools - and obligation - to protect people with disabilities from losing coverage.
January 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The Trump admin has waged war on mental health care, Senate Finance Committee Minority members warn.
But states have the legal tools - and obligation - to protect people with disabilities from losing coverage.
But states have the legal tools - and obligation - to protect people with disabilities from losing coverage.
1.7 million people.
That’s how many could lose access to Medicaid-covered mental health care under Trumpcare, according to Senate Finance Dems.
But states aren’t powerless. They have legal duties to protect people with disabilities.
That’s how many could lose access to Medicaid-covered mental health care under Trumpcare, according to Senate Finance Dems.
But states aren’t powerless. They have legal duties to protect people with disabilities.
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 PM
1.7 million people.
That’s how many could lose access to Medicaid-covered mental health care under Trumpcare, according to Senate Finance Dems.
But states aren’t powerless. They have legal duties to protect people with disabilities.
That’s how many could lose access to Medicaid-covered mental health care under Trumpcare, according to Senate Finance Dems.
But states aren’t powerless. They have legal duties to protect people with disabilities.
House Democrats kicked off a new AI Commission this week. As AI policy debates ramp up, let’s be clear-eyed about what deregulation efforts mean for people with disabilities.
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AI Regulation Is Under Threat. Here’s What It Means for People with Disabilities | Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
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January 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
House Democrats kicked off a new AI Commission this week. As AI policy debates ramp up, let’s be clear-eyed about what deregulation efforts mean for people with disabilities.
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Taking steps that help people with disabilities avoid losing Medicaid coverage even though they remain eligible is not just good policy. It is also required by disability rights laws.
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Medicaid Changes Could Limit Access For People With Disabilities, Advocates Warn
As federal officials begin to outline more stringent Medicaid eligibility rules, worries are running high about what the changes will mean for people with disabilities.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Taking steps that help people with disabilities avoid losing Medicaid coverage even though they remain eligible is not just good policy. It is also required by disability rights laws.
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AI innovation must not come at the expense of accountability. Intimidation-driven deregulation puts exactly that balance at risk.
#mentalhealth #ai #trump
#mentalhealth #ai #trump
December 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
AI innovation must not come at the expense of accountability. Intimidation-driven deregulation puts exactly that balance at risk.
#mentalhealth #ai #trump
#mentalhealth #ai #trump
December 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Interesting read by @theintercept.com about the recent Supreme Court hearing in Hamm v. Smith.
The Bazelon Center joined an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold precedent and protect people with intellectual disability from execution based on a holistic assessment of their disability.
The Bazelon Center joined an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold precedent and protect people with intellectual disability from execution based on a holistic assessment of their disability.
Alabama Begs Supreme Court to Make It Easier to Execute People With Intellectual Disabilities
The bizarre oral argument in Hamm v. Smith shows how decades of case law rooted in science is now under siege at the Supreme Court.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Interesting read by @theintercept.com about the recent Supreme Court hearing in Hamm v. Smith.
The Bazelon Center joined an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold precedent and protect people with intellectual disability from execution based on a holistic assessment of their disability.
The Bazelon Center joined an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold precedent and protect people with intellectual disability from execution based on a holistic assessment of their disability.
🚨BREAKING: the White House announced at 4:45pm ET signing ceremony today for what we expect to be the executive order on AI preemption.
Check out our blog post to learn more about how AI is shaping healthcare decisions and what’s at risk for people with disabilities.
Check out our blog post to learn more about how AI is shaping healthcare decisions and what’s at risk for people with disabilities.
December 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: the White House announced at 4:45pm ET signing ceremony today for what we expect to be the executive order on AI preemption.
Check out our blog post to learn more about how AI is shaping healthcare decisions and what’s at risk for people with disabilities.
Check out our blog post to learn more about how AI is shaping healthcare decisions and what’s at risk for people with disabilities.
October may be over, but disability inclusion isn't seasonal.
#disabilityrights #disabilityemployment #mentalhealth
#disabilityrights #disabilityemployment #mentalhealth
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
October may be over, but disability inclusion isn't seasonal.
#disabilityrights #disabilityemployment #mentalhealth
#disabilityrights #disabilityemployment #mentalhealth
The CDC is reportedly preparing to end existing telework accommodations for employees with disabilities despite a new HHS policy that permits telework as an option.
This means workers would lose their approved accommodations and be forced to reapply, which could take six to eight months (!)
This means workers would lose their approved accommodations and be forced to reapply, which could take six to eight months (!)
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The CDC is reportedly preparing to end existing telework accommodations for employees with disabilities despite a new HHS policy that permits telework as an option.
This means workers would lose their approved accommodations and be forced to reapply, which could take six to eight months (!)
This means workers would lose their approved accommodations and be forced to reapply, which could take six to eight months (!)
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New brief! OBBBA’s Medicaid work requirements risk wrongful coverage loss for people with disabilities, older adults & caregivers. 🔗 https://healthlaw.org/resource/recommendations-for-mitigating-harms-to-people-with-disabilities-older-adults-and-caregivers-from-medicaid-work-requirements/
Recommendations for Mitigating Harms to People with Disabilities, Older Adults, and Caregivers from Medicaid Work Requirements
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) establishes unprecedented work requirements in Medicaid expansion. Prior experience has shown that people with disabilities, older adults, and caregivers who should be exempt from work requirements often lose coverage anyway due to poor outreach or excessive red tape. This co-branded brief offers implementation strategies to minimize wrongful coverage loss and protect people’s access to care due to these new policies.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
New brief! OBBBA’s Medicaid work requirements risk wrongful coverage loss for people with disabilities, older adults & caregivers. 🔗 https://healthlaw.org/resource/recommendations-for-mitigating-harms-to-people-with-disabilities-older-adults-and-caregivers-from-medicaid-work-requirements/
This Giving Tuesday comes at a critical moment for disability rights.
We’re aiming for 100 donors today to unlock a $7,500 match!
Stand with us: donatenow.networkforgood.org/1405635
We’re aiming for 100 donors today to unlock a $7,500 match!
Stand with us: donatenow.networkforgood.org/1405635
December 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This Giving Tuesday comes at a critical moment for disability rights.
We’re aiming for 100 donors today to unlock a $7,500 match!
Stand with us: donatenow.networkforgood.org/1405635
We’re aiming for 100 donors today to unlock a $7,500 match!
Stand with us: donatenow.networkforgood.org/1405635
Proud to see our board chair, Eve Hill, and her colleagues recognized for their critical work holding the Trump Administration accountable for violations of disability rights.
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Nation’s biggest law firms back off from challenging Trump policies
The pace generated by more than 390 lawsuits challenging Trump administration actions has lawyers from many firms working around-the-clock.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Proud to see our board chair, Eve Hill, and her colleagues recognized for their critical work holding the Trump Administration accountable for violations of disability rights.
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Irony: Medicaid “work requirements” risk stripping coverage from millions, including people who already work, while the administration bulldozes disability employment protections.
You can’t champion work while dismantling the tools that make it possible.
#Medicaid #disabilityrights
You can’t champion work while dismantling the tools that make it possible.
#Medicaid #disabilityrights
October 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Irony: Medicaid “work requirements” risk stripping coverage from millions, including people who already work, while the administration bulldozes disability employment protections.
You can’t champion work while dismantling the tools that make it possible.
#Medicaid #disabilityrights
You can’t champion work while dismantling the tools that make it possible.
#Medicaid #disabilityrights
You can’t deliver a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities while you dismantle the teams that make it real.
Over the weekend, ED cut them.
A judge hit a temporary pause on some of the layoffs, but students still face real harm.
Over the weekend, ED cut them.
A judge hit a temporary pause on some of the layoffs, but students still face real harm.
October 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
You can’t deliver a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities while you dismantle the teams that make it real.
Over the weekend, ED cut them.
A judge hit a temporary pause on some of the layoffs, but students still face real harm.
Over the weekend, ED cut them.
A judge hit a temporary pause on some of the layoffs, but students still face real harm.
The recent federal layoffs didn’t trim wasteful activity. They targeted the people who help kids with disabilities get a free and appropriate public education and those who keep mental health care accessible and disability rights real.
October 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The recent federal layoffs didn’t trim wasteful activity. They targeted the people who help kids with disabilities get a free and appropriate public education and those who keep mental health care accessible and disability rights real.