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Disability Justice
Disability Activists Say Schools Failed to Accommodate Students Amid COVID
Students with disabilities face egregious academic and infrastructural barriers, leading to unequal learning outcomes.
Calls Grow for Biden to Remove Trump Holdovers Who Want to Gut Social Security
Democratic lawmakers say Biden must oust two top officials from the Social Security Administration to protect it.
Ableism and White Supremacy Are Intertwined — We Must Confront Them Together
Ableism is a systemic oppression and an expression of privilege that finds common ancestry with white supremacy.
July Fourth Never Meant Anything to a Disabled Black Woman Like Me
I cannot celebrate a country that has systematically disenfranchised Black people and has written off disabled people.
People With Disabilities and Their Personal Assistants Need COVID Relief Now
Without urgent action, the disability community and their care providers could see disproportionate numbers of deaths.
I’m Native and Disabled. The US Government Is Sacrificing My People.
Resources for Native people were limited before the pandemic. Now, they are even more so.
Our Responses to COVID-19 Must Center Disability Justice
Here’s how we can turn these unprecedented and slapdash coronavirus measures into actual disability justice.
Trump’s Social Security Changes Pose Dire Threat to Rural Disabled People
The need to travel to a Social Security office or court can be a barrier for people who lack access to transportation.
More Trainings Are Not the Answer to Police Violence Against Disabled People
Training police to deal with disability-related crises cannot replace the dire need for social services.
A Public Option Sustains Health Care Inequities. Medicare for All Tackles Them.
Under the public option model, health services would still be rationed based on the ability to pay.