H.R. 1255 - Protecting the Legal Rights of People with DD

H.R. 1255 is a federal disability rights bill aimed at advancing the rights of individuals with profound cognitive disabilities whose care needs are often best provided for in Medicaid-licensed homes where high quality, compassionate supports are provided. Introduced by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), H.R. 1255 has now has 74 cosponsors, with nearly equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans, have cosponsored H.R. 1255. This legislation addresses the injustice of federally-financed class action lawsuits filed with the ideological purpose of moving vulnerable individuals with profound developmental disabilities from their homes into community settings, despite the fact that most residents or their guardians oppose the move. Such displacement violates the civil and human rights of the affected residents to maximize their development potential in safe and specialized residential homes where they are very much integrated in the surrounding community.

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