Shrapnel from a tank shell lodged near a nerve in my hand in 2024. It remains there, a reminder of what I have endured.
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Thousands of Gazans Disabled by Genocide Still Can’t Access Treatment Read Post »
It guts long-term housing programs, helps dismantle encampments, and forces mental illness and addiction treatment.
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Trump Plan Could Leave Nearly 200,000 People at Risk of Becoming Unhoused Read Post »
They face poor access to medical treatment, inadequate food and water, exposure to respiratory illnesses, and more.
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Disabled Immigrants at Notorious California ICE Jail Report Abuse and Neglect Read Post »
Some believe the layoffs are a way to force the special education law to be managed by some other federal office.
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Critics Alarmed as Trump Leverages Shutdown to Gut Special Education Office Read Post »
Sources say the changes to Social Security are “a priority” for Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought.
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White House Plan Could Eliminate Age as Factor for Social Security Eligibility Read Post »
For decades, police, medical examiners, and coroners have used the term used to cover up killings in police custody.
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“Excited Delirium” Is Pseudoscience. Police Often Cite It to Justify Brutality. Read Post »
For years, mad and disabled people have been asking Americans to fight the criminalization of disability. Will they?
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Trump’s Executive Order Criminalizing Houselessness Reveals a Familiar Dystopia Read Post »
Roughly 1.8 million LGBTQ adults in the US use Medicaid as their primary health insurance.
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Trump’s New Tax Law Could Create Insurmountable Hurdles for LGBTQ Health Care Read Post »
People have suffered abuse, neglect and even death in the care of private equity-owned providers, according to a report.
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Private Equity Took Over 1,000+ Disability, Elder Care Providers in Recent Years Read Post »
Disability advocates urge funding education and services for autistic people — not surveillance-style data collection.
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RFK Jr. Seeks Broad Access to Health Records for “Autism Research” Read Post »
The move reduces protections for transgender people who face discrimination in health care, education and housing.
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Disability Advocates Alarmed by HHS Removal of Gender Dysphoria Protections Read Post »
This is an average of nearly 190 people dying per day while waiting for an initial determination on benefits.
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Sanders: 67,000 Will Die Waiting for Social Security Benefits Due to Musk Cuts Read Post »
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