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The episode discusses the Trump administration's actions regarding special education and the implications for people with disabilities.

OA1276 - Who could have predicted this? Us! The Trump administration has made their complete disdain for people with disabilities clear since day one. We’ve called it out before, and the natural progression of those efforts came to a head mid-June when they announced their intention to turn over governance of special education to RFK Jr in HHS (least trusted man in America when it comes to the needs of your child with a disability), continue dismantling the Department of Education overall, further reduce their investigations of educational discrimination, and, just two days later, their commitment to overturning major protections against forced institutionalization. What’s happening, how did we get here, why does it matter, and what can anyone do about it? Tune in to find out. OA episode callbacks: 1238 Deep dive on Olmstead 1180 the history of forced institutionalization and “ugly laws”, and the executive order “Ending crime and disorder on America’s streets” 1141 The Section 504 protests 1171 A.J.T. v Osseo area schools (rights to accommodations for students with disabilities) Part 1; attempted dismantling of Olmstead: Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring , 527 U.S. 581 (1999) 28…

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Host: Opening Arguments Media LLC

Topics covered

• disability rights
• education policy
• Trump administration
• institutionalization
• government oversight
• special education

Keywords

• Trump administration
• disability rights
• special education
• institutionalization
• Department of Education
• Olmstead
• educational discrimination

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Education

Books & works: Ending crime and disorder on America’s streets, A.J.T. v Osseo area schools

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