Utah's designated Protection & Advocacy Agency. We seek to enforce & strengthen laws protecting the opportunities, choices & rights of Utahns w/ disabilities.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Joined November 2010
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Andrew and Nate are here to share the legislative updates. Check out our latest Policy Corner to learn more about bills the DLC is following!
And remember, as we learned from @ParisHilton, #LegislationIsHot
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For decades, the federal gov’t helped protect the right of people with disabilities to live and receive services in their communities. To work, get an education, and participate in community life like everybody else.
It is now stepping away from that role.
The right remains. What’s changing is the federal government’s commitment to enforcing it.
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Disability watchdog group says lacking state oversight contributed to deaths of 3 Utahns utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/09…
As usual, @tstevensmedia and @fox13 continue their excellent coverage of Utah's long-term care system:
Disability watchdog group calls for greater oversight of Utah’s long-term care system fox13now.com/news/fox-13-inv…
We received a very generous donation of $50,000 from @ParisHilton. Paris has been a tireless advocate for kids in residential treatment facilities, shining a light when so few were paying attention. We have been honored to work with her and her team.
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After the license of the Springville campus of the high-profile Provo Canyon School was revoked earlier this month, the Provo Campus has also had its license revoked after receiving 13 citations on July 17.
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHs) cited the facility for failing to protect clients from harm and abuse, for depriving clients of water and rest, and for using "pain compliance" on a child, among other violations.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/mwhw49zr
Disability Law Center retweeted
I’ve been waiting years to write this. The place that hurt me, and countless children before and after me, will no longer be allowed to operate. The children inside are going to be removed 🥹The dream I’ve had to protect future generations from the abuse I endured is finally happening💔 #ShutDownPCS #Survivor
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services has revoked the license of Provo Canyon School's Springville Campus, a teen behavioral center once attended by and later criticized by @ParisHilton for its alleged mistreatment of clients.
This comes as the company faces a lawsuit alleging similar issues.
More info: tinyurl.com/3r8zwtab
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After visits to the program’s Provo and Springville campuses, the Disability Law Center reported violence, self-harm, inadequate medical care and chronic staffing shortages.
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Disability Law Center retweeted
"For so many people who are institutionalized, their life is literally a hallway. I have been on those hallways with people. It is deadening."
- Jennifer Mathis, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
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You should really watch all of this incredibly detailed reporting on many of the problems we've seen in long term care for the past decade. There is work to be done, but stories like these shining a light on the problem are so helpful. Grateful to Taylor & @fox13 for this effort.
For months, I've been reporting on gaps in Utah's elder care systems at @fox13. I've read thousands of pages of inspection reports, interviewed nearly 20 people on camera across all aspects of the industry and read dozens of police reports & lawsuits.
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'More psych than we can handle': Utah nursing homes struggle to address residents' mental health needs fox13now.com/news/fox-13-inv…
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Couldn't agree more! #LegislationIsHot 🔥
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National Homelessness Law Center launches campaign to urge no federal dollars be spent on Utah’s 1,300-bed homeless campus proposal utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01…
UPDATE: SJR 7 has been pulled from the agenda for tomorrow. Will provide more updates as we get them.
This bill is in the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee tomorrow at 2pm! Please reach out to committee members and tell them to vote no on SJR 7 and protect the Disability Law Center!
SJR 7 seeks to remove our designation as the Protection and Advocacy Agency for Utah. Here is how you can help support the DLC: disabilitylawcenter.org/gene…
SJR 7 seeks to remove our designation as the Protection and Advocacy Agency for Utah. Here is how you can help support the DLC: disabilitylawcenter.org/gene…
Disability Law Center retweeted
Reminder, this webinar is today at 2:30 PM, Mountain Standard Time. The filter has the time zone for the east cost. In addition to two members of Congress the webinar will also include @RepAngelaRomero, Evan Done from @myUSARA and Nate Crippes of @DLCofUT
We're excited to share that @repdeliaramirez and @repmaxwellfrost will speak at our national organizing call this Thursday the 29th. Join the call: bit.ly/hnhnationalcall
Detention camps + forced treatment are not solutions to homelessness. We need #HousingNotHandcuffs.
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Check out our latest blog post to learn more about how artificial intelligence is shaping decisions about Medicaid and healthcare services and what’s at risk for people with disabilities as the federal government cracks down on states’ ability to regulate AI: bazelon.org/ai-regulation-is…
Disability Law Center retweeted
🚨BREAKING: the White House announced at 4:45pm ET signing ceremony today for what we expect to be the executive order on AI preemption. For those not in the loop: the order would block states from adopting their own AI safeguards and centralize all regulatory authority at the federal level.
This would create real risks for people with disabilities, as states have been the first movers on addressing algorithmic bias in healthcare and public benefits; preempting them leaves people with disabilities with fewer avenues for recourse when automated systems get it wrong.
We've long advocated for guardianship reform, despite pushback from policymakers. These stories show several of the problems. Guardianships are often granted when they shouldn't be, conflicts of interest frequently arise, & oversight is lacking, which harm Utahns w/ disabilities.
FOX 13 Investigates: How a Utah guardianship company evicted a family from their homes fox13now.com/news/fox-13-inv…
