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How Disabled Voters Are Accessing Democracy

The vast majority of U.S. polling locations are not fully accessible. Disability justice activists are working to change that.

Marianne Dhenin | May 28, 2024

A digital illustration by CK Nosun features the smiling face of a young, black, wheelchair user with natural hair. Behind this figure is a group of activists for disabled rights, including someone holding a sign reading "No body is disposable."

Reworking Remote

Making workplaces more inclusive requires normalizing accommodations like those offered at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

s.e. smith | May 23, 2024

Access Above All

Disabled people know the health care system is hostile. But it doesn鈥檛 have to be.

Alice Wong | May 23, 2024

6 Ways California Can Help Kids With Disabilities Get Care

Experts and disability justice advocates say these changes could help more California families with children who have complex medical needs access the care they鈥榬e entitled to.

Claudia Boyd-Barrett | Mar 15, 2024

A close-up photo of Claire Hernandez, a 3-year-old child with a rare genetic condition, with a tube taped to her face that provides oxygen to help her breathe.

A Day in the Life of Parents Caring for a Child With Complex Medical Needs

California offers a suite of programs intended to help parents access medically necessary care for their children, but enrollment is complex, time-consuming, and full of bureaucratic red tape.

Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Hannah Hough | Mar 15, 2024

Cop City Is a Disability Justice Issue, Too

Disability justice activists are joining grassroots efforts to shut down Atlanta鈥檚 Cop City, the largest police training campus in the U.S.

Marianne Dhenin | Mar 4, 2024

A new book by best-selling author Ijeoma Oluo offers powerful examples of how ordinary people are changing the world.

Ijeoma Oluo Wants You to 鈥淏e a Revolution鈥�

A new book by best-selling author Ijeoma Oluo offers powerful examples of how ordinary people are changing the world.

| Jan 31, 2024

A small child with a feeding tube on his neck feeds himself with a fork

Learning to Love What Nourishes My Son

For this California mom, supporting her medically complex son鈥檚 relationship with food meant relinquishing control and embracing what worked.

Jennifer McLelland | Jan 2, 2024

A Model for Disability Justice in Emergency Shelters

In the face of the escalating climate crisis, a New Jersey organization has created a replicable shelter simulation model that makes temporary housing more inclusive for disabled people.

Marianne Dhenin | Nov 21, 2023

California Shouldn鈥檛 Ration Care for Disabled Kids

What good is a waiver program intended to help families access in-home care for medically fragile children if the program is full?

Jennifer McLelland | Nov 14, 2023

The Power of Parents Supporting Parents

Parents of disabled children are increasingly connecting with each other to help navigate the complex medical, social, and support systems they must access to care for their kids.

Claudia Boyd-Barrett | Oct 30, 2023

Opinion | Murmurations | Disability | COVID

Murmurations: Loneliness As Fermentation

Solitude can create something new out of the process of decay.

chelsea cleveland | Sep 28, 2023

Diversifying Hollywood From the Ground Up

Despite years of progress, Hollywood is still majority white, male, and able-bodied, especially in leadership. A new effort is trying to seed the industry with more disabled people, especially disabled Black women creatives.

Jonita Davis | Mar 29, 2023

Opinion | Climate Change | Power Outages | Disabled Youth | California

Power Outages Can Be Life-Threatening for Disabled Youth

Access to electrical power during outages is an equity issue for low-income California residents, especially those with children who rely on medical devices.

Jennifer McLelland | Mar 16, 2023

How to Get Nurses Back in Homes Supporting Disabled Children

Faced with a national shortage of nurses, children with disabilities or chronic illnesses in California are unable to access the home nurses to which they鈥檙e entitled by the state. Advocates say the problem is fixable.

Claudia Boyd-Barrett | Feb 21, 2023

Opinion | Disability rights | Americans with Disabilities Act | ADA | COVID-19

It鈥檚 Time to Make Accessibility Our Collective Responsibility

无码视频 than 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the burden of enforcement often still falls on disabled people and their families.

Jennifer McLelland | Dec 2, 2022

Group of diverse disabled people celebrating

New Book Says It鈥檚 Time to Move Beyond Disability Rights and Embrace Disability Justice

鈥淭he Future Is Disabled鈥� by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha moves much-needed conversations on disability and mutual aid into the spotlight while pushing readers to confront their preconceived ideas about who belongs in the future.

Anna Hamilton | Nov 3, 2022

Opinion | Abortion

We Can Talk About Abortion Without Being Ableist

The intersection of disability rights and abortion rights is complex.

Jennifer McLelland | Sep 13, 2022

Disability Often Intersects With Domestic Violence. Here鈥檚 How to Better Help Survivors

Four primary solutions to address the specific needs of survivors with disabilities.

Angela Kim | Jul 6, 2022

Opinion | Baby Formula

Why the Formula Shortage Is Also a Disability Rights Issue

The shortage highlights an ongoing, systemic failure to ensure vulnerable children have secure access to medically necessary, life-supporting products and equipment.

Jennifer McLelland | May 31, 2022

Discovering Accessible Delight

Everyone has the right to pleasure. But without disability justice, pleasure is a privilege.

Luticha Andr茅 Doucette | May 18, 2022

Excerpt | Women鈥檚 History Month

What Black Disabled Women Want

The basic human rights of proper health care and opportunities through work should be available to everyone.

Tinu Abayomi-Paul | Feb 24, 2022

The Deaf Women Suffragists Left Out of History Books

Despite harsh, discriminatory conditions, countless deaf women fought with brilliance and dedication for personal and professional recognition, including for the right to vote.

Joan Marie Naturale | Mar 24, 2021

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