Even before they are instituted, the IHSS cuts have been a debacle and are really proving to be a disaster.  And, with that being the case, senior and disabled groups really had no choice but to sue, alleging that the cuts violate federal disability laws.

Alleging violations of federal disability rights laws, the organizations are challenging how California state welfare directors have decided to select who will be dropped from services because of state budget cuts. The groups are asking for a hearing before a judge as soon as next week to seek a preliminary injunction before the state starts mailing notices in mid-October to IHSS recipients informing them that they will be affected by cuts. (SacBee 10/01/09)

Of course, the IHSS cuts are really only one of very many cuts that are at once both tragic and possibly violating the letter and/or the spirit of federal requirements.