Wisconsin bill to help free up hospital beds passes, but worries disability groups

A Wisconsin bill would let hospitals discharge incapacitated patients to nursing homes faster, freeing beds but raising ...
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A disability advocate helped him survive abuse. Now, jobs like hers are at risk.

For the past five years, Nick Battiola called his Disability Rights Wisconsin victim advocate, Pam Malin, any time he felt on the verge of a breakdown, whenever memories of the caregiver who became ...
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Wisconsinites with disabilities could lose advocacy organizations with proposed HHS cuts

CLINTON, Wis. -- State disability councils and advocacy agencies are sounding the alarm that their work ensuring people with disabilities have rights, resources, and representation in policy is on the ...
Badger Herald

Judge allows Wisconsinites with disabilities to vote via email for November election

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Everett Mitchell issued a temporary injunction June 25 that permits municipal clerks to send absentee ballots via email to voters with print disabilities — voters who ...
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How one voter navigates Wisconsin’s hurdles for people with disabilities

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here. Denise Jess walked into a ...
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DOJ threatens legal action against Wisconsin town for not offering electronic voting machines to disabled voters

A small town in Wisconsin could face legal action from the Department of Justice for its refusal to offer voters with disabilities electronic voting machines instead of paper ballots. The town of ...