While these actions should have happened long ago, the Disability Law Center is encouraged by the recent efforts of the Department of Health and Human Services in revoking the licenses […]
On June 30th , the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development once again awarded the Disability Law Center with the Private Enforcement Initiative grant to ensure Utahns’ rights are […]
Today we are releasing a report, The License to Mismanage: Investigating Utah’s Troubled Long Term Care System, that explores the State’s oversight of long-term care facilities with a focus on […]
The Disability Law Center (DLC), joined by the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council (UDDC) and the USU Institute for Disability Research, Policy, and Practice (IDRPP), is saddened to read the report […]
Re: DLC Releases report on Utah’s Long-term Facilities and COVID-19 Today we are releasing a report, The Dangers of Institutional Living: COVID-19 in Utah’s Long-term Care Facilities, that examines the […]
The Disability Law Center (DLC), joined by numerous organizations that serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (full list below), sent a letter to State leaders highlighting the severe staff […]
The Disability Law Center of Utah is happy to announce that Katie Rasmussen has been named the 20212022 Barbara G. Toomer Fellow. Katie has previously served as one of DLC’s […]
The Disability Law Center (DLC) is proud to announce the permanent appointment of Laura Henrie as the agency’s Legal Director effective April 19, 2021, a position she has held in […]
COVID-19 continues to spread, and hospitals across the state are close to rationing the care patients receive. In response, the Disability Law Center (DLC) has launched a statewide effort to […]
The Honorable Gary R. Herbert 350 North State Street, Suite 200 PO Box 142220 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2220 rbgordon@utah.gov Lt. Governor/Governor-elect Spencer Cox 350 North State Street, Suite 220 […]