SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 25 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:
OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today reaffirmed the California Department of Justice's commitment to protecting the civil rights of Californians with disabilities, especially amid efforts by the Trump Administration to roll back long-standing protections for people with disabilities. Both the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), signed on September 26, 1973, ensure broad protections for people with disabilities, including their right to live in the most integrated settings appropriate. And in 1999, through the landmark case Olmstead v. L.C., the U.S. Supreme Court hel...