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https://www.americanprogress.org/topic/disability/ 12-07-2018 16:33:21
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The Trump administration has attacked DEI hiring practices that benefit disabled workers. As Casey Doherty of CAPDisability shares, disabled workers are employed because “they are qualified to do their jobs.” communitylivingmagazine.com/mary-ohara-the…


A recent policy brief from the Lurie Institute reveals that 42 states and DC allow parental disability as grounds for terminating parental rights. We must address legal ableism in child welfare laws. heller.brandeis.edu/parents-with-d…



A pending U.S. Supreme Court case could make it much harder for students with disabilities to sue their schools for discrimination, potentially limiting access to schooling for millions of Americans. New from CAPDisability 's Casey Doherty: americanprogress.org/article/a-j-t-…





New from American Progress House Republicans’ proposed Medicaid work reporting requirements would lead to avoidable deaths. Read more: americanprogress.org/article/house-…

Proposals to impose work requirements on Medicaid expansion enrollees would cause large coverage losses and hundreds of avoidable deaths each year in many congressional districts. New from CAP Health: americanprogress.org/article/house-…

The reconciliation bill that just passed out of committee in the House proposes cutting Medicaid and gutting essential services upon which children, older people, and disabled people rely. New from CAPDisability's Mia Ives-Rublee: americanprogress.org/article/federa…

Trump’s attacks on DEI are making college less accessible for disabled students. @Amprog’s Mia Ives-Rublee explains for Teen Vogue: teenvogue.com/story/college-…

The Republican tax and budget bill, which just passed the House, would make it more difficult for individuals experiencing homelessness to access health care and food assistance. New from CAPDisability 's Mia Ives-Rublee and Kennedy Andara: americanprogress.org/article/congre…



Executive actions, budget cuts, layoffs, and legislation—all enacted in the Trump administration’s first six months—have curtailed disability rights and services, including access to Medicaid and the right to free, appropriate public education. New report: americanprogress.org/article/the-tr…