disability advocacy

17 posts

America’s legacy of eugenics is alive and well in Trump’s White House

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ableist rhetoric and dangerous policy proposals lead the U.S. down a deadly, yet familiar path

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3 Min
By: Mia Ives-Rublee

Disabled immigrants detained at notorious California facility report abuse and neglect

Disability Rights California found inhumane and unlawful conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, where a 39-year-old man died last month

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5 Min
By: Reina Sultan

Disabled students face rights violations in the fallout from Department of Education shutdown, advocates warn

Funding for crucial classroom supports is threatened by the gutting of the department that enforces the civil rights law that protects students

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6 Min
By: Reina Sultan

Without access to vital day habilitation programs in Massachusetts, disabled people face dangerous health declines

Due to a workforce crisis, more than 1,000 people with disabilities cannot enroll in “day habs,” leading to mental and physical regression

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8 Min
By: Michaela Quigley

Legal threat to long-standing disability law sets precedent for future civil rights attacks, advocates warn

Texas v. Becerra targets Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act after the Biden administration included gender dysphoria as a protected disability

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4 Min
By: Shruti Rajkumar

Activists fighting HIV criminalization laws say they’ve lost federal government as partner

The Biden administration sued Tennessee over targeting people living with HIV, most of whom were Black, but Trump has canceled potential future efforts in other states

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4 Min
By: Adam Rhodes

Are you misbehaving in your parasocial relationships?

What we know about the people we follow online is curated information, but some social media users overstep boundaries out of a false sense of familiarity

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5 Min
By: Vilissa Thompson

By exceeding my life expectancy, I’ve become a model for other Black disabled women

After listening to a podcast about how we come to understand ourselves, I reflected on how, as a disabled person, I have lived beyond all expectations for my life. In fact, since I turned 38, I have lived exactly 30 years past the life expectancy handed down to me by

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6 Min
By: Vilissa Thompson

Creating an affirming space for Black disabled people

For as long as I’ve been an activist, it’s been my dream to establish a place for Black disabled voices. This summer marks 11 years since I began my activism work—and my wish is coming true. I am launching the inaugural Ramp Your Voice! Conference on June

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3 Min
By: Vilissa Thompson

Disabled riders need comprehensive public transportation planning

Next City and Prism’s series, “Disability Justice For All,” covers how people of color are leading a disability justice movement in American cities, making strides toward equity in housing, mobility, labor, health care, and beyond. Tanisha Sepulveda was at a community center in Tukwila, Washington. She lives in Seattle,

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8 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez

While COVID-19 surges, California guts mitigation efforts in schools

The new guidance came days before a Senate hearing on the dangers of long COVID

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7 Min
By: Laura Weiss

Disaster relief often leaves disabled people behind. Disabled first responders are trying to change that

Disability inclusion in emergency preparedness and response requires including disabled communities in disaster relief strategy

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7 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez

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