H.B. 795 protest draws disability rights advocates to Ohio Statehouse

Disability rights advocates, including Elizabeth Brassell of East Cleveland, middle with sign, and her mother Nancy Brassell, protest changes to H.B. 795 that would remove Medicaid waivers for family caregivers outside the Ohio Statehouse on June 9, 2026.
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Georgie Elson of Greene County holds the microphone for TJ Sikora of North Olmstead as disability rights advocates protest changes to H.B. 795 that would remove Medicaid waivers for family caregivers outside the Ohio Statehouse on June 9, 2026.
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Will Gallup of Parma and other disability rights advocates protest changes to H.B. 795 that would remove Medicaid waivers for family caregivers outside the Ohio Statehouse on June 9, 2026.
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State Rep. Crystal Lett, second from left, speaks with disability rights advocates protesting changes to H.B. 795 that would remove Medicaid waivers for family caregivers outside the Ohio Statehouse on June 9, 2026.
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Disability rights advocates, including Elizabeth Brassell of East Cleveland, protest changes to H.B. 795 that would remove Medicaid waivers for family caregivers outside the Ohio Statehouse on June 9, 2026.
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TJ Sikora of North Olmstead and several other disability rights advocates protest changes to H.B. 795 that would remove Medicaid waivers for family caregivers outside the Ohio Statehouse on June 9, 2026.
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