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Ableism
Disability Activists Bring Wisdom From the Pandemic to New Struggles Under Trump
White House rhetoric dehumanizes disabled communities, but activists continue to organize for access, care and justice.
GOP Is Targeting Disabled Alabamians With Voting Restrictions
Under Alabama’s SB 1, people who assist voters with absentee ballot applications could face a 20-year prison sentence.
Utah Legislature Votes to Uphold Subminimum Wage for Disabled Workers
Disabled people across the country face discrimination, poor treatment and subminimum wages in the workplace.
What Can Deaf Philosophy Teach the World — and How Will It Change It?
Deaf philosophy is opening up new worlds, challenging us all to see hearing disabilities not as a loss but as a gain.
Could This Supreme Court Case Gut the Americans With Disabilities Act?
Civil rights advocates fear the court’s decision could have a far-reaching impact on other civil rights law as well.
“Assisted” Outpatient Commitment Advocates Manufacture Consent Via Manipulation
There is a battle currently raging to convince the few states without involuntary outpatient commitment laws to give in.
Autistic Youth and Those With Mental Health Conditions Target of Anti-Trans Laws
Withholding hormone therapy based on the presence of depression, anxiety or suicidality may cause harm, experts say.
Jordan Neely Is Being Blamed for His Own Death Due to Sanism and Racism
Disability scholar Idil Abdillahi analyzes how Blackness and “madness” are pathologized in overlapping and violent ways.
NYPD’s “Autism Awareness” Squad Car Is Nothing But a Publicity Stunt
Don’t be fooled by the NYPD’s lip service to autism awareness: Policing isn’t “neurodiversity-friendly.”
Let’s Confront Ideas of “Normality” — They Are Rooted in Racism and Ableism
Racism is the ideology that works to subordinate specific people, while ableism is the means for achieving that goal.