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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 […]

Governor Gary Herbert The Office of Governor Gary R. Herbert 350 North State Street, Suite 200 PO Box 142220 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2220 RE: Invocation of Utah’s Crisis Standards […]

Friday was another record-breaking day of new cases of COVID-19, and cases continued to mount over the weekend. The ICU at University of Utah is at 99% capacity. Hospitals are […]

The DLC is investigating the treatment residents receive in Youth Residential Treatment Facilities (“YRTFs), sometimes described as therapeutic boarding schools, wilderness camps, teen boot camps, residential treatment centers, or behavior […]