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An advocacy group for the disabled has sued several Utah state agencies, claiming that more than 1,300 people with disabilities are stuck on a waiting list, rather than getting services they are entitled to receive.
The Disability Law Center, based in Salt Lake City, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court yesterday.
The center alleges the waiting list maintained by the Division of Services for People with Disabilities violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by forcing people with developmental and physical disabilities to wait for services.
The state declined to comment while waiting for attorneys to review the lawsuit.
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