Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn
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Lindsey Althaus and her son, Whitman Althaus, 12, who has autism and a neurological disorder called apraxia, pose for a portrait at their home Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Luckey, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nic Antaya)FILE - Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)Whitman Althaus, 12, who has autism and a neurological disorder called apraxia, poses for a portrait at his home Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Luckey, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nic Antaya)Lindsey Althaus poses for a portrait at her home Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Luckey, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nic Antaya)The application that Whitman Althaus, 12, who has autism and a neurological disorder called apraxia, uses to communicate is seen on a phone Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Luckey, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nic Antaya)
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Lindsey Althaus and her son, Whitman Althaus, 12, who has autism and a neurological disorder called apraxia, pose for a portrait at their home Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Luckey, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nic Antaya)