Title: Trump Image ID: 26120681182331 Article: President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order regarding retirement savings in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump’s March remarks , suggesting that learning disabilities should be a disqualifier for the presidency, made international headlines. But they overshadowed another urgent issue: Disability rights in the U.S. are under threat.

An imminent danger comes from a lawsuit filed by several states against the Department of Health and Human Services that seeks to invalidate what is known as the integration mandate — a cornerstone of disability rights.

The case involves only a handful of states, but it could significantly set back disability rights across the country, restricting access to disability services in the community and making it easier for states to institutionalize people with disabilities.

Americans must resist this dangerous attempt to undercut…