Siblings Observe Potential Changes to Disability Rights

Why it matters locally: Potential changes to disability rights could affect over 200,000 Kansans with disabilities, impacting access to community integration, employment, and housing resources provided by agencies across the state, including the Kansas Department for Children and Families.

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Kaleigh and Cody Brendle, a brother and sister, have lived with established rights to community integration for people with disabilities. Both individuals are blind. The Brendles now express concerns that these existing protections face potential changes. They shared their perspective at their parents' New Jersey home before Kaleigh's relocation for law school. They stated they have provided mutual support to each other in navigating life while blind.