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Disability Justice
The ADA Is Not Bush Sr.’s Legacy. It Belongs to Disability Activists.
The Americans with Disabilities Act resulted from decades of grassroots organizing by disabled people and allies.
San Francisco’s Earthquake-Unsafe Jail Leaves Prisoners in Peril
The Hall of Justice jail sits on soil that could liquefy and swallow parts of the building in an earthquake.
Five Ways to Make Direct Action Organizing Less Ableist
You cannot organize in support of the marginalized, yet exclude disabled people from those spaces.
Major Cities Need to Provide Accessible Public Transportation and Housing
In major cities like New York City, access to basic needs for people with disabilities remains difficult.
Children and Women With Disabilities Are More Likely to Face Violence
There is a strong consensus regarding the risk that both children and women face.
Denied Disability Applicants Fare Badly in the Labor Market
Those denied coverage suffer great economic harm from their disability but nevertheless don’t qualify for benefits.
Kavanaugh Thinks It’s OK to Perform Elective Surgery on People Without Consent
The 57 million Americans with disabilities are bracing themselves for the negative consequences of this appointment.
US and Russian Filmmakers With Disabilities Collaborate in New Documentary
As US-Russia tensions mount, a group of filmmakers has found a common bond: their disabilities.
Politicians Often Ignore Disability Issues, but a New Campaign Will Change That
CounterSpin interview with Andrew Pulrang on disability issues and the 2018 election.
As Hundreds of Civil Rights Cases Are Dismissed by Education Department, National Groups Take on DeVos
The department's new complaint guidelines are undermining its own obligation to investigate civil rights violations.