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Disability Justice
Ableism Enables All Forms of Inequity and Hampers All Liberation Efforts
Ableism has been used for generations to degrade, oppress, control and disappear disabled and nondisabled people alike.
I’m Immunocompromised. Here’s How I Feel About Masking in 2023.
The hardest part of all this is that no one seems to care whether I live or die.
Segregating Disabled Children From Their Peers Doesn’t Help Them, Advocates Say
Classrooms that include students with diverse physical and intellectual capacities improve learning outcomes for all.
SCOTUS Medicaid Case Could Endanger Elderly, Disabled People, Advocates Warn
The case could limit private citizens’ right to sue when Medicaid isn't fairly and safely administered.
The “Problem” Isn’t Disabled Bodies — It’s the Violent Structure of Our Society
Medical conceptions of disability are fueling interlocking systems of oppression, theorist Christine Wieseler argues.
Abled-Bodied Leftists Cannot Abandon Disabled Solidarity to “Move On” From COVID
There must be support for disabled activists who are doing lifesaving disabled activism, mutual aid and survival work.
Subminimum Wages Were Always Deplorable. Inflation Is Making Them Worse.
Activists are pushing to end policies that allow employers to pay some workers less than the $7.25 federal minimum wage.
Surveillance Tech Is Wrongly Accusing Disabled Students of Cheating on Tests
Gaze-tracking exam proctoring programs are framing students with ADHD who look away from their screens as “cheaters.”
Disability Doesn’t Make Us Less Worthy of Life. COVID Policy Assumes It Does.
As we hope for a world a little less dominated by COVID, we must recognize that risk will not be the same for everyone.
Our Fight for Disability Justice Must Also Confront War and Militarism
Corporations that have fueled militarized violence often partner with mainstream disability organizations.