Trump administration's disability policy criticized for pushing institutionalization over community integration
By
Catherine Rampell
6d ago· 7 min readenOpinion
Summary
The article criticizes the Trump administration's disability policy, specifically a Department of Justice memo authorizing states to institutionalize more people with disabilities. It draws parallels to eugenicist ideologies, arguing that the policy aims to hide away disabled Americans from public view rather than support their integration into society. The piece connects this to broader Trump administration rhetoric about deporting and removing "undesirables" from the country.
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bskyTrump administration's disability policy criticized for pushing institutionalization over community integrationthebulwark.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe Trump administration has made clear that it wishes to purge America of some of its undesirables.
Last week the Department of Justice published a memo authorizing states to institutionalize more people with disabilities.
This basically means plucking more people out of society and shutting them away.
There are some uncomfortably eugenicist vibes in Trump’s latest disability policy, which authorizes states to institutionalize more Americans.
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