Welcome to the CCB Courier for August 21, 2026
Governmental Affairs Updates for August 2026:
AB 2135, Nursing Homes Accessible Discharge Notices
has encountered a snag concerning amendments. It is currently on hold till next year, but we are working to implement the accessibility requirements into Department of Health regulations, since they were not objected to by the Nursing Home lobby.
Web Accessibility: AB2190
is gone for this year but may come back next year. One harmful bill by Nielo has been defeated and a bill by Lowenthal concerning physical sites that have implications for websites has been amended to be harmful. We are partnering with the California Disability Leadership Alliance (CDLA) to protest its passage.
Olmstead Decision:
We signed onto a letter generated by Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund (DREDF) to ask Governor Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta to send a letter supporting the Olmstead decision and pledging to uphold it.
LTSS4All/Hand in Hand:
We continue to partner with them to take action supporting In-Home Support Services, Medi-Cal community-based services, including fighting the asset limit for long-term care, and supporting caregiving workers and clients. At their last meeting, they voted to adopt our OIB (Older Individuals Who Are Blind) action and sign onto our budget ask.
OIB Budget Ask:
A letter was sent from CCB, NFBC, CABVI (California Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired), and DRC (Disability Rights California) to legislators to advance our $5 million budget request. Another organizational sign-on will be sent out to increase support. Four regional teams have been formed to work with CCB members to visit lawmakers and advocate for OIB funding in person or virtually for 2027.
Rehab:
We continue to work with NFBC and CABVI on concerns around Order of Selection, the work group to implement AB3193 concerning expediting purchases for clients, and other Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) issues.
From ACB:
As many of our members know from our frequent posts about the Texas v. Kennedy case, the rights of people with disabilities to receive care in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs is currently getting a lot of attention. Although the Supreme Court has determined that these rights are found in the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, some are questioning this determination. In response, the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act was reintroduced in both the House and the Senate this summer. We are pleased to support that reintroduction with a Speak4 campaign, linked below. The Latonya Reeves Freedom Act would clarify and strengthen the integration mandate and affirm that people with disabilities have a right to receive care in the most integrated setting appropriate. Here is a link to the Speak4 campaign that you can use to tell your representatives to support this bill: https://speak4.app/lp/g301tsla?ts=1787163608
If you would like to read through the text of this bill, you can use this link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4865/text/is
Walter Chevira is looking for a dual cassette recorder
with two mikes. You can reach him at: 6613312333
Thank you for reading.
