Disability advocates warn Ryland’s Law implementation increases institutionalization risk for children with disabilities
Disability-rights testimony at the U.S. Commission advisory hearing said Ryland’s Law implementation can compound bias and push children with disabilities toward institutional placements; advocates urged ADA/Olmstead analysis and more expertise in case planning.
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Cori (Cori) Dunn, director of public policy at Disability Rights North Carolina, told the advisory committee that children and parents with disabilities are overrepresented in the child-welfare system and that current practice risks institutionalizing children rather than supporting family‑based care.
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