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section 504 is under attack, AGAIN!!! 🚨
section 504 is under attack, AGAIN!!! 🚨 YouTube video by candycourn

Contact your representatives and protect 504.

#protect504 #dredf #indivisible

dredf.org/protect-504/

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✊♿ #Protect504 #DisabilityRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #EndInstitutionalization

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Section 504 protects access to public life.
When we defend those most marginalized, everyone benefits.

If 504 weakens, the country feels it.
Protect 504. Public means everyone.

#Protect504 #DisabilityRights

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A federal judge ordered the White House to reinstate ASL interpreters at press briefings — affirming that equal access to government information is a civil right under Section 504.

Access isn’t optional.
Protect 504. Public means Everyone.

#ASL #DisabilityRights #Protect504

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Everyone deserves the chance to work.
When workplaces are inclusive, everyone benefits.

This #NDEAM, let’s celebrate disabled workers and keep pushing for access, equity, and opportunity in every workplace.

Access benefits everyone.
#Protect504 #InclusionMatters

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🚨 ACTION ALERT: Nearly 95% of staff at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) have been fired.

OSEP enforces the rights of students with disabilities under IDEA. Without it, there’s no oversight or accountability.

#SaveOSEP #Protect504

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Ramps. Elevators. Curb cuts. Captioning.

Section 504 makes everyday life accessible — for parents, patients, older adults, and all of us.

Get involved at common-coalition.org
Protect 504. Public means Everyone.

#Protect504 #CommonCoalition

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Ramps. Captions. Elevators. Access for all.
Section 504 makes it possible.

Protect 504. Public means Everyone.

#Protect504 #CommonCoalition

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Section 504 goes far beyond classrooms — it shapes how we all move through public life.

It ensures hospitals can’t deny care, polling places stay open, transit is accessible, and community spaces welcome everyone.

These aren’t favors. They’re civil rights.

#Protect504
Public Means Everyone

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In schools, Section 504 ensures students can learn safely and participate fully—through medication access, safe transportation, and inclusive classrooms. Without it, children risk being left behind.

Protect 504. Public is Everyone.

#Protect504 #CommonCoalition

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As schools face cuts to Medicaid and special education funding, Section 504 is more vital than ever. It ensures equal access, safety, and accommodations—benefits that create a safer learning environment for all students.

#Protect504 #CommonCoalition

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504 is under attack right now. 17 states sued to gut it in Texas v Becerra. If you believe civil rights shouldn’t be optional, show up. Share this, call your state AG, support disability rights orgs, raise hell. The fine print is under siege.

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#Protect504 #DisabilityRights

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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act is one of our most important civil rights laws. From classrooms to hospitals, it ensures equal access + reasonable accommodations.

Disability is part of the human experience. Public means everyone.

Protect 504.

#Protect504 #CommonCoalition

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Senator Harkin Delivers Floor Speech in American Sign Language Upon Passage of the ADA
Senator Harkin Delivers Floor Speech in American Sign Language Upon Passage of the ADA YouTube video by Tom Harkin

Senator Tom Harkin helped pass the ADA 35 years ago and signed his floor speech so his deaf brother could understand it.

Today, those same civil rights are under threat. We're fighting to protect 504 because public means everyone.

common-coalition.org

#ADA35 #Protect504 #CommonCoalition

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Tell the Department of Energy to Stop Attacking Civil Rights and Section 504 - DREDF Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

🚨 The Dept. of Energy is trying to weaken Section 504 protections! This law ensures access to education, healthcare, jobs & more for people with disabilities. Public comments due by June 16! Speak up now: dredf.org/action-alert...

#DisabilityRights #Protect504

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Even our Finance Director Tristan is speaking up!! Because the attack on Medicaid & Section 504 affect us all. If you believe no one should suffer for being poor or disabled, this is your fight too.
April 26 | 10AM | Utah State Capitol
#UtahMarch #StandWithMedicaid #Protect504

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A fantastic real life conversation about why 504 is important!
#Protect504 #Accessibilty

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Rep. Kim Hicks - Legislators Unveil Minnesotans with Disabilities Act

BIG BREAKING NEWS! Now would be a great time to contact your Minnesota State Senator and Representative.

Let’s save and protect 504 in Minnesota!

#disabilityrights #protect504

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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.

“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:

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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.

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.

🚨 CALLING ALL TEXAS DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES! 🚨 See Comments

#DisabilityRights #TexasAdvocates #Protect504 #TexasvBecerra #AccessForAll #StandUpForRights #ADA #DisabilityJustice

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Section 504 legal filing draws statewide concern from parents, caregivers, teachers On Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, 17 states involved in a complaint against Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which has been stayed, filed a joint status report. But West Virginia parents of children ...

[O]ne of the demands for relief listed at the end of the original complaint was to “issue permanent injunctive relief against Defendants enjoining them from enforcing Section 504.” It also asks to deem the whole of Section 504 unconstitutional. #Protect504

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They said they would withdraw, but they have not. Please continue to advocate against this attack on #disability rights #Protect504

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Texas v. Becerra: What it is and How You Can Help Stop the Attack on Section 504 - DREDF Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

🚨 17 states are suing to gut Section 504, a key disability rights law that ensures access to healthcare, education and more. If Texas v. Becerra wins, millions lose protections. Call your AG and demand they drop the case.

More info: dredf.org/protect-504/

#Protect504 #DisabilityRights #ADA

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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

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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 "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 "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."

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."

#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...

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Take action now! #Protect504 for students with asthma & food allergies. 17 states are suing the U.S. government - challenging updates to Section 504. If successful, schools may no longer be required to provide accommodations for students.
community.aafa.org/blog/lawsuit...

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Don't believe the spin! bit.ly/3XeD6IF
#save504 #protect504 #TexasvBeccera #Section504 #DisabilityRights #Discrimination

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Take action now! #Protect504 for students with food allergies & asthma. 17 states are suing the U.S. government - challenging updates to Section 504. If successful, schools may no longer be required to provide accommodations for students.

community.kidswithfoodallergies.org/blog/lawsuit...

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