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 […]
Statement on Senate rejection of proposal to spend Wisconsin savings and reduce income state uses to pay bills
Survival Press Alert Media Contacts: Patti Becker, beckerp@clanet.org; (608) 240-8503 Jason Glozier, jglozier@wcilc.org (608) 422-0525 Tami Jackson, tamara.jackson@wisconsin.gov; (608) 228-7285 Wednesday night the state Senate voted not to pass the special session bill (MY 6 AB 1) that would have spent down state savings and reduced the amount of income the state uses to pay its bills. Disability advocates were concerned […]
No deal is better than a bad deal. Short-sighted proposal puts state programs at risk next budget
Yesterday, the Governor and Republican State Assembly announced a proposal for a one-time tax rebate and permanent reductions in the amount of money the state collects to support state programs and services in exchange for some increases in education spending. Survival Coalition is concerned that acting on this proposal now puts many critical state programs […]
Senate passes bill that lets hospital pick a decision maker, puts patient’s rights at risk
Today the state Senate passed AB 598, which lets hospitals pick a decision-maker based on a list set in statute (called a Patient’s Representative) if a patient does not have a Power of Attorney for Health Care and becomes unable to make medical decisions. This bill is broader, and grants much more expansive powers than any […]
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