The national disability rights group ADAPT is planning acts of civil  disobedience in Washington, D.C., on Monday and Tuesday, September 19th and 20th.

The activists in town for the actions want members of the super committee  not to gut Medicaid, which enables millions of people with disabilities to lead independent lives, stay out of institutions and work in their communities.

Instead, ADAPT says money can be saved from Medicaid through reforms that would allow more people to stay in their homes, which is much less expensive than care in institutions.  Read More »