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dredf.bsky.social
“I can’t even imagine that we might have to go back to a world like that.”

Today, the #TexasVBecerra lawsuit and the fight to #Protect504 is featured in the @washingtonpost.com:
Disabled Americans fear losing protections if states’ lawsuit succeeds
An ongoing lawsuit challenges Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which legally mandates access and accommodations across wide swaths of the public.
wapo.st
March 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
smallsharkmgmt.bsky.social
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#activism #section504 #humanrights #atlanta #america #usa #apathy #disabled #disability #petition #chriscarr #personalessay #essay #texasvbecerra #standupfightback #fightfor504+
Protestor on Substack
Apathy on the beltline: a glimpse into American indifference Yesterday, I stood on the Beltline with a simple request: a signature to help protect the rights of disabled people. That’s it. No money, ...
substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
smallsharkmgmt.bsky.social
Fight for 504+ has a petition up demanding chris carr withdraw from texas v becerra: chng.it/rZh4B5rVwS

Plz sign & share to fellow georgians!

#disability #section504 #transrights #humanrights #disabledrights #georgia #atlanta #petition #chriscarr #texasvbecerra
Sign the Petition
Withdraw Georgia from Texas v. Becerra
chng.it
March 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
steve-levine.com
The Trump admin is coming for disability rights. Section 504 has protected disabled people for 50 years—now it’s under attack. If they succeed, accessibility, education, & jobs will be gutted. This is a crisis. Pay attention.

#Section504 #TexasvBecerra #DisabilityRights #Disability
Protect 504 - Tamman Inc
Hosts Katie Samson and Kristen Witucki talk with Alison Barkoff, a legal expert, to discuss the recent legal attack on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which prohibits disability discrimination ...
tammaninc.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
caitlinconner.bsky.social
🚨 CALLING ALL TEXAS DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES! 🚨 See Comments

#DisabilityRights #TexasAdvocates #Protect504 #TexasvBecerra #AccessForAll #StandUpForRights #ADA #DisabilityJustice
A graphic design featuring the words "DISABILITY RIGHTS" in large, bold, teal-colored capital letters on a textured off-white background. Below the text, there is a black-and-white image of a confident woman with long wavy hair, wearing a sleeveless, textured black top, sitting at a table with her hands resting on the surface. To the left of her image, there is a disability rights symbol of a raised fist with a wheelchair accessibility icon, accompanied by the words "ACCESS FOR ALL." On the right side, a megaphone graphic appears next to the text "Calling All Advocates." At the bottom, "DISABILITY RIGHTS" is curved along a circular shape, reinforcing the advocacy theme.
February 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
goldengator.bsky.social
For more ways to fight back against #TexasVBecerra, see @dredf.bsky.social’s excellent article on its potential impacts. dredf.org/protect-504/

#DREDF #DisabilityRights
Texas v. Becerra: What it is and How You Can Help Stop the Attack on Section 504 - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
dredf.org
February 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
goldengator.bsky.social
More about the suit, #TexasvBecerra
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/defaul...
#SaveSection504 #PeopleWithDisabilities
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov
February 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
dredf.bsky.social
Any misunderstanding created by the content in the community briefing should not be attributed to those organizations. We apologize for the harm caused.

We will keep fighting together so that this lawsuit is dismissed. #TexasVBecerra #Protect504
February 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
dredf.bsky.social
#TexasVBecerra Case Update: No state Attorney General has withdrawn from the lawsuit at this time. We urge advocates in the 17 states to continue to contact their AG to ask them to drop the case to continue the campaign to #Protect504

More info: dredf.org/wp-content/u...
Text reads "On Wednesday, February 19, a Joint Status Report was filed by the 17 states and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The report does not change anything about the case. Although several Attorneys General told stakeholders that the lawsuit would be dropped or that their state would withdraw from it, all 17 states made clear in the filing that they will continue to pursue all of their original claims that Section 504 itself is unconstitutional. " Text reads "The AGs also reiterated that they will continue to challenge portions of the regulations related to community integration and Olmstead, which require states to provide services in the “most integrated setting.” The integration regulation protects our right to participate in our community with supports instead of being segregated in institutions or separate classrooms." Text reads "No state Attorney General has withdrawn from the lawsuit at this time. We urge advocates in the 17 states to continue to contact their AG to ask them to drop the case to continue the campaign to protect Section 504."
February 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
ashleemboyer.com
🟡 Small #TexasVBecerra update

Plaintiffs "continue to evaluate" and next status report due by 4/21/25.

Link to pictured doc, filed 2/20/25:
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69200...

Link to joint status report, filed 2/19/25:
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69200...

#Section504 #ProtectSection504
Case 5:24-cv-00225-H Document 52 Filed 02/20/25 Page 1 of 1 PageID 26047 United States District Court Northern District of Texas Lubbock Division State of Texas, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Xavier Becerra, In His Official Capacity as Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., Defendants Order Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Status Report. Dkt. No. 50. In the report, the parties state that the “[d]efendants continue to evaluate their position in light of the President’s recent Executive Order,” and they “ask that the Court not disturb the current stay of briefing deadlines.” Id. at 2. The Court agrees. The briefing schedule will remain stayed. The parties are ordered to file another Joint Status Report no later than April 21, 2025. So ordered on February 20, 2025. James Wesley Hendrix United States District Judge
February 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
jeneticp.bsky.social
Call your AG now! Even if you’re not in a state that has signed on to this suit let your AG know that they must do everything they can to defend Section 504 for all US citizens.
#section504 #disabilityrights #texasvbecerra #protect504
February 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
audhdtay.bsky.social
#disabilityrights #humanrights #texasvbecerra #section504
February 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
semanticfish.net
DREDF Releases Disability Community Briefing Recording:

DREDF hosted a webinar with 3,000 attendees February 12, 2025 to discuss Texas v. Becerra. The recording, transcript, & slides are now available.

semanticfish.net/dredf-releas...

#TexasVBecerra #Section504
DREDF Releases Disability Community Briefing Recording | Semantic Fish Net
DREDF hosted a webinar with 3,000 attendees February 12, 2025 to discuss Texas v. Becerra. The recording, transcript, & slides are now available.
semanticfish.net
February 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
semanticfish.net
Hoping to get some posts up on this today.

1. A brief "explainer" with links where folks can read the federal register & code of federal regulations themselves.

2. Documenting where AGs say "that's not what it says" when it is what the suit's complaint says.

#TexasVBecerra #Section504
ashleemboyer.com Ashlee @ashleemboyer.com · Feb 14
Checked Arkansas AG Tim Griffin's ExTwitter posts and that's where he shared his updated statement. Feb 13, 2025 at 5:42pm ET.

Here's an archive link to the news release:
archive.today/XAFuP

#TexasVBecerra #Section504
February 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
ashleemboyer.com
Checked Arkansas AG Tim Griffin's ExTwitter posts and that's where he shared his updated statement. Feb 13, 2025 at 5:42pm ET.

Here's an archive link to the news release:
archive.today/XAFuP

#TexasVBecerra #Section504
AG Tim Griffin's post with an image of himself speaking to an unknown group of people and a quote overlayed. The quote is the first sentence of his post. The text of his post: Today I issued an update on the lawsuit that I and 16 other AGs filed to challenge an unlawful Biden administration rule that categorized gender dysphoria as a disability. This lawsuit DOES NOT seek to repeal Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, but instead is limited to the unlawful 2024 Biden rule. Read the full update here: https://tinyurl.com/24b82yv3 #arnews
February 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
leftyme907.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/drmorganbeidleman
#TexasvBecerra #Section504 #neurodivergent #specialeducation #specialneedsfamily #specialneedsparent #adhdkids #autistickids #504plan #learningdisabilities
@drmorganbeidleman Texas v. Becerra is a lawsuit brought by 17 state Attorney Generals. It asks the courts to “declare section 504 unconstitutional.” 1.6 million kids with disabilities only have protections with 504 plans under Section 504. These plans provide a wide range of accommodations to kids who need them. These protections are used by neurodivergent kids, kids with physical differences, kids with congenital conditions, kids with allergies/asthma, and kids battling diseases like cancer to ensure that they can be safe and successful at school. If you live in one of the 17 states participating in this lawsuit you can use the contact information above to call your attorney general. If you do not live in one of these 17 states, you can help by spreading the word! #neurodivergent #specialeducation #specialneedsfamily #specialneedsparent #adhdkids #autistickids #504plan #learningdisabilities Lawsuit Aims to Eliminate 504 Protections What is Section 504? Section 504 is a 50-year-old law protecting people with disabilities. It says groups that get money from the US government can't discriminate against people with disabilities. This includes in schools, workplaces, doctors offices, and hospitals. 1.6 million kids with disabilities are only protected under Section 504. These protections, cálled 504 plans, would not exist without Section 504. What is the lawsuit? The Attorney Generals of 17 states have brought a lawsuit called Texas v. Becerra. The suit asks the courts to "declare section 504 unconstitutional." What can I do? If you live in one of these 17 states and want to voice your concerns, call your state Attorney General and urge them to drop out of the suit immediately. If you don't help spread the word to people who do. Lawsuit Aims to Eliminate 504 Protections Contact Information Alaska- Treg Taylor (907) 269-5100 Alabama- Steve Marshall (334) 242-7300 Arkansas- Tim Griffin (501) 682-2007 or (800) 482-8982 Florida-John Guard (866) 966-7226 or (850) 414-3300 Georgia- Chris Carr (404) 458-3600 Indiana- Todd Rokita (317) 232-6201 lowa- Brenna Bird (515) 281-5164 Kansas- Kris Kobach (785) 296-2215 Louisiana- Liz Murrill (225) 326-6079 or (877) 297-0995 Missouri- Andrew Bailey (573) 751-3321 Montana- Austen Knudsen (406) 444-2026 Nebraska- Mike Hilgers (402) 471-2683 South Carolina- Alan Wilson (803) 734-3970 South Dakota- Marty Jackley (605) 773-3215 Texas- Ken Paxton (512) 463-2100 Utah- Derek Brown (801) 366-0260 West Virginia-John B. McCuskey 304-558-2021 Lawsuit Aims to Eliminate 504 Protections Sample Script Hello, My name is (your name). I live in (city & state). My child (grandchild, nephew, sister, neighbor, etc.) has a disability and receives 504 protections at school (work, the doctor, etc.) I urge you to drop out of the Texas v. Becerra 504 lawsuit immediately. People with disabilities deserve the constitutional protections that they have had for the last 50 years. Thank you, (your name)
February 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
ashleemboyer.com
Arkansas AG Tim Griffin has a longer statement (unsure exact time shared):

arkansasag.gov/wp-content/u...

My opinion: these people are not good at using precise language.

You can’t say the lawsuit doesn’t ask for something that it clearly, legibly, accessibly asks for.

#TexasVBecerra #Section504
A snippet from the linked PDF. What about the claims that Count 3 of the lawsuit seeks to repeal Section 504? The Biden administration says that Section 504 not only gives HHS the power to impose the gender mandate, but that this 52-year-old statute required the gender mandate all along. We argue that the Biden administration is wrong about this. Federal law is clear that gender dysphoria is not a disability, and states cannot be forced to treat it as such in order to comply with Section 504. If Section 504 did somehow impose these gender-mandate obligations on states 50 years down the line, then the whole law wouldn't be constitutional under the Spending Clause (which requires states be given clear conditions on federal funding). A ruling "declaring Section 504 unconstitutional"in the context of this lawsuit means that HHS could not revoke state funds it oversees (e.g. Medicaid funds) for the states' failure to comply with the gender mandate. Again, the states DO NOT argue that Section 504 is actually unconstitutional, because we say that Section 504 DOES NOT allow for this gender mandate and CANNOT be interpreted the way the Biden administration tried to interpret it. This statute has been on the books for 52 years. If we wanted to try and get rid of it like some people have claimed, we could have sued anytime. But we didn't do that. We sued only after the May 2024 rule with the gender mandate.
February 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
semanticfish.net
South Carolina AG Alan Wilson to withdraw from Texas v. Becerra.

The response comes after the South Carolina Attorney General's Office was 'flooded' with calls and emails against the complaint.

Published: Feb 13, 2025

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#TexasVBecerra #Section504
South Carolina AG Alan Wilson to withdraw from Texas v. Becerra | Semantic Fish Net
The response comes after the South Carolina Attorney General's Office was 'flooded' with calls and emails against the complaint.
semanticfish.net
February 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
semanticfish.net
The Group of States Suing to Overturn Section 504

On the 51st anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 17 states sued the US government to overturn Section 504.

Published: Feb 12, 2025

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#TexasVBecerra #Section504
The Group of States Suing to Overturn Section 504 | Semantic Fish Net
On the 51st anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 17 states sued the US government to overturn Section 504.
semanticfish.net
February 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
ashleemboyer.com
South Carolina AG Alan Wilson will withdraw from #TexasVBecerra if the lawsuit is not withdrawn, reports The Post and Courier.

South Carolina is one of 17 states listed in the lawsuit that, in part, aims to declare #Section504 unconstitutional.

The Post and Courier, archive link:
archive.ph/YtXrq
3-paragraph snippet from the linked article with the last paragraph highlighted. An executive order last month from President Donald Trump saying agencies must remove all policies that "inculcate" ideology around gender dysphoria has made the lawsuit unnecessary, Wilson spokesman Robert Kittle told The Post and Courier by email on Feb. 13. Gender dysphoria is the distress individuals feel when their gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth, according to the American Psychiatric Association. "We’re talking to other states, and we expect the lawsuit to be withdrawn," Kittle wrote. "But if for some reason it’s not, Attorney General Wilson will withdraw from it."
February 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
ashleemboyer.com
It does not escape me that AG Tim Griffin's post about #TexasVBecerra, claiming it does not attack #Section504, does not have alternative text on the image posted with the long body of text.
Side-by-side of AG Tim Griffin's post described above and its HTML. The <img /> element for the post has alt="Image", the default value.
February 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
ashleemboyer.com
Missouri AG Andrew Bailey reposted AG Tim Griffin's post. The State of Missouri is one of 17 in #TexasVBecerra suing to declare #Section504 unconstitutional.
AG Tim Griffin's post, described in previous replies. At the top is a purple arrow pointing to the text "Attorney General Andrew Bailey reposted".
February 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
ashleemboyer.com
Here's the "Demand for Relief" section of the #TexasVBecerra complaint, located on page 42.

Item d reiterates what written for Count 3: for #Section504 to be declared unconstitutional.

Internet Archive link to the complaint:
ia600802.us.archive.org/3/items/gov....
Demand for Relief Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court: a. Issue permanent injunctive relief against Defendants enjoining them from enforcing the Final Rule; b. Declare that the Final Rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act; c. Hold unlawful and set aside (i.e., vacate) the Final Rule; d. Declare Section 504, 29 U.S.C. § 794, unconstitutional; e. Issue permanent injunctive relief against Defendants enjoining them from enforcing Section 504; f. Award attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in this action to Plaintiffs; g. Issue any and all other relief to Plaintiffs the Court deems just and proper.
February 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM