In Minnesota, we look forward to the summer months all year. For those living with disabilities — and those of us who deeply believe in their rights to live in and contribute to inclusive communities — the summer is also a commemorative time.

On a hot July day in 1990, with widespread bipartisan support, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law, landmark legislation that comprehensively defined discrimination based on disability. On a sunny June day in 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Olmstead v. L.C., which built on the ADA and committed to the rights of people with disabilities to receive support in their communities.

We entered the summer of 2025 ready to celebrate the 35th and 26th anniversaries of those watershed moments but instead,

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