News and Alerts

We come together today as a coalition of national organizations who advocate for people with disabilities and their families. It is no secret that there are many policies on which we have historically and vigorously disagreed.  But we are united in our efforts to preserve long-established rights and policies that affect millions of people with disabilities, because despite our differences, we all agree with the fundamental principle that people with disabilities should be able to access the services they need and to live the lives they choose.

Updates on CPR's Litigation, Advocacy, and Initiatives

On October 26, 2026, CPR and its partners submitted a friend of the court brief urging the First Circuit to affirm a U.S. District Court’s decision rejecting proposed changes to a December 2024 Settlement Agreement between the State of Maine and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).

On October 23, 2026, CPR and local partners submitted an amicus (friend-of-the-court) brief with Massachusetts’ highest court addressing the interaction between two long standing due process rights for people who are the subject of in civil commitment hearings: the right to prompt judicial review and the right to request a continuance of hearing deadlines in order to prepare a meaningful defense.

CPR condemns the exclusion of people with gender dysphoria from the HHS final rule. 

CPR and Allies Prepare Resource on Voting Protections for People with Disabilities

We strongly and unequivocally condemn the federal government's abandonment of its duty to enforce the right of people with disabilities to live in their own homes and communities.

CPR and National Disability Rights Partners Condemns DOJ’s Proposed Elimination of the Integration Requirement in Federal Rule

A fundamental and unifying principal of disability rights and disability justice has been the right to live in the community—rather than to be involuntarily placed in institutions.  Today, the Administration has aggressively rejected the rights of people with disabilities to live in the community.

Updates on CPR's Litigation, Advocacy and Initiatives