What is Supported Decision-making (SDM)? SDM lets adults with disabilities make their own decisions with the help of people they trust. We all use SDM, whether it is asking a […]
The License to Mismanage: Investigating Utah’s Troubled Long Term Care System – PDF The License to Mismanage: Investigating Utah’s Troubled Long Term Care System – Word Doc
Protect Medicaid so Medicaid Can Protect Utahns Broad alliance of Utah healthcare organizations and Medicaid recipients to announce campaigns to protect Medicaid at state and federal level. Media Contacts: Nate […]
ACLU and Disability Law Center File Lawsuit to Block Creation of New Restrictive Guardianships for Utahns with Disabilities SALT LAKE CITY – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Disability […]
Today, the Disability Law Center (DLC) and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) are submitting a complaint to several federal agencies that alleges the Utah Department of Health and Human […]
Today, the Disability Law Center (DLC and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) are submitting a complaint to several federal agencies that alleges the Utah Department of Health and Human […]
This weekend, the disability rights movement will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C., which held that the unjustified segregation of people with disabilities […]
Texas and a few other states have put the basic rights of a person with a guardian into law. Utah has done the same. Below is an overview of the […]
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 […]
Resident Rights This guide is to inform staff and residents at the Utah State Hospital (USH) about a resident’s rights. When a patient is admitted to the USH, certain rights […]