Korrie Johnson, who has cerebral palsy, spent months living in a nursing home because she was unable to find reliable home care. Under the proposed Disability Integration Act, individuals with disabilities would have the right to access community-based services and states and insurers would be required to pay support workers adequate wages to prevent workforce shortages that limit access to care in the community. (David Joles/Star Tribune/TNS)

Despite strong bipartisan support, federal legislation that would entitle people with disabilities access to community-based services and outlaw waiting lists has not received a hearing in committee. The advocacy groups leading the push to pass the bill, called the Disability Integration Act, had targeted July 27, the ADA anniversary, for the bill signing.