Carl Schulze Arrives in Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 6, 2026 Media Contacts: Carl Schulze, quadcarl@gmail.com, (906)282-9650Jason Glozier, jglozier@wcilc.org (608) 422-0525Tami Jackson, tamara.jackson@wisconsin.gov (608) 228-7285 (Note: Schulze is pronounced SHUL-zee) FOX VALLEY MAN TRAVELING BY WHEELCHAIR ARRIVES AT CAPITOLTO CALL OUT THREATS TO DISABILITY RIGHTS AND HOME CARE MADISON – After 11 days traveling by wheelchair from his […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: FOX VALLEY MAN TRAVELING BY WHEELCHAIR TO CAPITOL TO CALL OUT THREATS TO DISABILITY RIGHTS AND HOME CARE
MADISON – Carl Schulze [SHUL-zee] will arrive at the state Capitol on Thursday, August 6, after spending 11 days traveling from his home in Fox Crossing. His mission: to call attention to the threats to Medicaid-funded home care he counts on daily. Last year, Schulze took his first wheelchair trip to the state Capitol to […]
Survival Coalition statement on ADA guidance
U.S. DOJ rescinds long-standing guidance on ADA, rights of people with disabilities to live in the community On July 20th the U.S. Department of Justice issued a notice to rescind its long-standing guidance on enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act’s (ADA) integration mandate and Olmstead v. L.C. declaring the guidance “not enforceable.” The guidance […]
Survival Coalition has submitted public comments on the CMS Community Engagement rule
Survival Coalition has submitted public comments on the CMS Community Engagement rule (read the rule). This rule outlines what states must do to implement the “prove you’re working or exempt” requirements that were passed as part of HR 1. Public comments on the rule are due July 31st and can be submitted online. Read comments.
Survival Coalition Statement on U.S. DOJ opinion
The U.S. Department of Justice released an opinion last week that argues core civil rights laws—the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the 1999 Supreme Court Olmstead decision–do not require states to integrate people with disabilities into the community. U.S. DOJ’s new opinion is contrary to decades of interpretation and long-standing legal precedent. […]
Joint Finance chooses option that can’t guarantee people with disabilities will stop waiting for support to find work.
Many people with disabilities want to work but need help getting a job; Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) is that help. The state budget signed in July 2025 did not invest enough money to cover the costs of the (DVR). 7000 People Waiting Beginning in December 2025, DVR ran out of money and people with […]
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