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Georgia sued over treatment of students with disabilities

Well, Georgia is getting sued by Uncle Sam again. Equal rights and equal opportunities for all? Ha. What a joke in this state. For over eight months, the Dept. of Justice and the State of Georgia have been in negotiations about the treatment of students with behavioral and mental health problems that are currently in segregated facilities. It is a violation of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) to segregate students from non-disabled peers, unless it is

Disability Rights

Disabled Georgians Deserve Better

Georgia and the federal government have a few spats going on right now. We’ve already watched as leaders stepped in to defend transphobia, and refused Medicaid expansion, a common-sense economic development proposal. Unfortunately, these aren’t the only areas in which Georgia is showing a blatant disregard for the well-being of some of its citizens. The state has been in ongoing negotiations with the Dept. of Justice over its treatment of Georgians with developmental disabilities. Earlier