17 State AGs are suing to shut down Section 504

[Malmsy]

The AGs of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia have sued the U.S. government, arguing that Section 504 is unconstitutional and should be eliminated.

The 17 states and the United States government will give the court papers on February 25, 2025,

Get on the phone to your AG and let them know you want them OUT of this lawsuit. An easy tool to do that is at the link below.

What Do the 17 States Want?

17 asked the court to get rid of Section 504. The states disagree with a few things in the updated Section 504 rules. But the lawsuit asks the court to get rid of all the updated rules – and to get rid of Section 504 itself, not just the rules they disagree with. The lawsuit says that Section 504 goes against the United States Constitution. The lawsuit says that no one should have to follow any part of Section 504. If the 17 states win, this would be a disaster for people with disabilities.

"Why is Section 504 important?

Section 504 covers all parts of society that get money from the United States government. Section 504 and its rules are very important, especially in education and healthcare. Here are some ways that Section 504 and its rules help us. The rules in Section 504 say that:

-Schools must include students with disabilities and help them learn.
-Doctors and schools must have sign language interpreters for people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing who sign. Videos must have captions.
-Doctors must give clear information to disabled people. This includes people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
-Websites for schools and hospitals must work for people who are blind and low vision.
-Doctors and hospitals cannot stop helping someone because they have a disability.
-Doctors and hospitals must have tools and machines that work for wheelchair users. This includes machines that check for cancer.

Tools to contact your AG:

https://dredf.org/protect-504/

[Gore1FL]

1. I am afraid Andrew Baily (MO) is a lost cause. He wastes millions on right-wing grievence lawsuits.

Amazingly, he is a bigger shitbag than Eric Schmitt, who is now MO's second-most embarrassing Senator.

[Linda ladeewolf]

2. I'm dithering about this too.

Who do I contact in Missouri? They are all shitbags as you say here. Hawley, Bailey, the lot of them. They wouldn’t change their collective minds, because they’ve all sworn allegiance to the Cheeto Mussolini!

[dickthegrouch]

3. Just as Dems in Congress probably can't deny passage of bills

… due to low numbers, lots of people here are fighting the fight anyway.
Voting against those bills in congress, is similar to us calling even the lost cause senators and representatives to let them know some (possibly more than we know about) of their constituents oppose their positions.
Elections are a very imprecise “mandate”.
Each issue needs support or opposition as you feel necessary. Disabilities cut across both parties, those lost causes may get a lot more comments on Section 504 than they were expecting as long as none of us gives up.