Oklahoma Democratic Disability Federation

We are pleased to announce that, as of the 2025 Democratic Party State Convention this past weekend, the Oklahoma Democratic Disability Federation now has a duly elected and fully functioning governing body of nine officers.

Our Executive Board is as follows:

President Barbara Cox
Vice-President Remy Clinton
Treasurer Tim Reese
Secretary Candice Jay
CD1 Chair Cory Wallin
CD2 Chair Pinque Noire
CD3 Chair Amber Jensen
CD4 Chair Zac Russell
CD5 Chair Calvin Rees

Congrats to all the new officers!

We have built a new statewide discussion group here on facebook.

Each Congressional District also has a discussion group so that events and actions in each region can be organized and amplified.

CD1: District 1 Oklahoma Democratic Disability Federation
CD2: District 2 Oklahoma Democratic Disability Federation
CD3: District 3 Oklahoma Democratic Disability Federation
CD4: District 4 Oklahoma Democratic Disability Federation
CD5: District 5 Oklahoma Democratic Disability Federation

Don't know which is your CD? Here is a map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma%27s_congressional_districts #/media/File:Oklahoma_Congressional_Districts,_118th_Congress.svg

Join us in the fight for a more inclusive future!

Today marks the 27th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Olmstead v. L.C., which affirmed that the unjustified segregation of people with disabilities is discrimination under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The ruling reinforced the right of people with disabilities to live, work, and participate fully in their communities rather than in institutions. Twenty-seven years later, Olmstead remains one of the most important disability rights decisions in our nation’s history and continues to advance inclusion, independence, and equal opportunity.

This anniversary comes just days after the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel issued a memo challenging longstanding interpretations of the integration mandate and the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision. ACB is deeply troubled by the memo’s conclusions and its potential implications for the rights of people with disabilities to live in their communities without fear of unnecessary institutionalization.

Despite this recent challenge, we remain committed to defending the rights and freedoms recognized in the Olmstead ruling, and will continue to advocate for policies that promote full participation, independence, and social and economic opportunity for all people with disabilities.

THIS is no small thing! Please pay attention and vote accordingly. We have to tap the brakes on this runaway affront to basic human rights for the community.

The Justice Department released a new legal opinion Thursday that civil rights experts said represents a significant attack against people with mental, physical and intellectual disabilities who receive state-funded services.

The Office of Legal Counsel opinion said states are not actually required by law to integrate mentally disabled patients with their peers by providing community or home-based care, a finding experts say runs counter to long-standing legal precedent and would lead to greater rates of institutionalizing people with disabilities.

READ MORE: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/doj-disability-opinion-community-care/

Our Federation has a diverse membership and Central Committee.

We not only believe in but actively practice diversity and inclusion because accessibility affects people across all demographics.

If somebody has to hide their disability to be respected, accepted, or hired, it’s not the disability that’s the problem, it’s the judgment of it.



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