The Real Threat Behind Trump's Disability Comments: A Warning About What's Coming Kara Ayers, Mind Ramps - February 3, 2025 "The last couple of weeks have been called "shock and awe" because many have felt surprised by each of the new orders or
Disability advocates fear backlash, discrimination after Trump’s FAA comments Brianna Tucker and Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post - February 2, 2025 "“The President is deliberately spreading falsehoods to demonize the quarter of American adults who live with disabilities rather than directing federal resources at ensuring such a devastating tragedy
Trump Blames D.E.I. and Biden for Crash Under His Watch David E. Sanger, New York Times - January 30, 2025 "President Trump’s remarks, suggesting that diversity in hiring and other Biden administration policies somehow caused the disaster, reflected his instinct to immediately frame major events through
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“Judith Heumann’s Fight for Disability Rights (feat. Ali Stroker)" YouTube, Drunk History - March 25, 2020 It's been a frightening week for a lot of people, including people with disabilities. Today would probably be a day to share links related to President Trump's baseless
Trump White House reverses course, rescinds freeze on federal grants Jeff Stein and Tony Romm, Washington Post - January 29, 2025 "The Trump administration withdrew the order a day after a federal judge in Washington temporarily halted its implementation until Feb. 3, allowing public health advocates, nonprofits and businesses
Yesterday was a bad day for me to be unable to do a newsletter. But maybe it's good to have to wait 24 hours or so before sharing any links or commenting. As of the end of the day yesterday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the freeze from
Medicaid: What to Watch in 2025 Robin Rudowitz, Alice Burns, Elizabeth Hinton, and Jennifer Tolbert, KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) - January 23, 2025 "According to documents reported on by Politico, House Republicans are considering $2.3 trillion in Medicaid cuts from policy changes that include: imposing a per capita
Discover accessible Germany Germany Tourism - November 27, 2024 This isn't exactly a challenging, cutting edge, emotional disability video. It's a tourism ad. But it's nice to see a national tourism agency making and effort to attract disabled tourists. I wonder if Donald Trump
Your Local Government Isn’t Ready to Evacuate Disabled People Julia Métraux, Mother Jones - January 18, 2025 "Peters also recommends a 'reach in' approach: not to assume a disabled person has no plan, but to ask about any plans they’ve already considered; and about practical
The autistic guide to waving exuberantly without accidentally Sieg Heiling Sara Gibbs, The Daily Tism - January 21, 2025 "As autistics, we recognise that this could happen to any one of us – so here’s a quick emergency guide to the dos and don’ts of waving without inadvertently
I want to start with a note to state what may be obvious to some of you, to others maybe not. There was no newsletter yesterday because it was Martin Luther King, Jr. day here in the U.S., which is a federal holiday. Of course, I don't