Supreme Court Sides With Teenager in School Disability Discrimination Case

Supreme Court Sides With Teenager in School Disability Discrimination Case www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/u...

While scrolling through social media saw an awesome shirt that said something like, “I work, I play baseball” and something about superpower. It was a play on RFK’s blatant ableism. But now I can’t find it. Anyone seen anything like this?

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Imagine you could get the cost of your car covered by insurance, but first you’d have to provide you needed it to brush your teeth, dress, or eat at home. Sound ridiculous? It is. Yet this is the reality for disabled individuals with Medicare who need a wheelchair. HTTPS://bit.ly/426CR3U

The Trump administration quietly removed a ban on segregated facilities in government contracts.

The U.S. government no longer explicitly prohibits contractors from having segregated facilities, including restaurants, restrooms, and drinking fountains.

Trump and his regime are more than willing..

Section 504 is an important law that protects disabled people. Texas v. Becerra is a court case where people are asking the court to get rid of Section 504, which would hurt a lot of people. You can read about it and learn how to help with this plain language explainer:

California's growing need for caregivers could collide with a crackdown on immigrants The Trump administration's plans to crack down on immigration and launch mass deportations could drain caregivers from the workforce as California and the country face the needs of an aging population...

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Deaf federal workers face uncertain access following Trump’s DEIA orders Advocates for deaf employees said President Donald Trump’s DEIA orders may have led some to lose access to American Sign Language interpreting services and other accommodations.

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‘Catastrophic’: federal disabilities act in jeopardy has Alaskans concerned Several parents, educators, and health providers are raising concerns over Alaska’s involvement in a lawsuit that could repeal a long-standing disabilities act, impacting many federally funded program...

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Seriously? Someone arrest his ass already.

Please don’t use eugenic terms that Trump uses like “intellectually superior”

Scapegoating disabled people for an air tragedy… “psychologically superior”?

Insurers Failed to Comply With Mental Health Coverage Law, Department of Labor Report Finds The probe found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how health plans and insurers cover mental health care, echoing the findings of a recent ProPublica investigation.

New: Labor Dept probe of insurers found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how they cover mental health care -- findings that mirror a recent @propublica.org investigation.

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I don't think we can share the side-by-side of Elon Musk doing the Nazi salute next to Nazis doing the Nazi salute enough.

Disabled and senior people constitute the highest number of deaths in climate disasters like wildfires and flooding due to poor planning and lack of investment by the govt.

Something I wrote about wildfires in Northern CA:
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#LAFires #LAFirestorm2025

Kennedy's stance on vaccines could affect the lives of millions of people NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Garcia, Washington correspondent for "The Independent," about President-elect Trump's nominee to lead health and human services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

I went on @npr.org's Morning Edition to talk about the dangers that Robert F Kennedy's nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and what it means for #ActuallyAutistic people to have someone who believes vaccines cause autism lead the department.
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Before Gaetz stepped down I told Jason, “Watch - Trump is playing us all. He’s nominating these outrageous people to make his real nominees more palatable when the others withdraw.”

Off to see my son, Lorenzo, perform with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre!

There are a lot of practices in medicine that discriminate against disabled people. ASAN believes disabled lives are worth living. Doctors need to focus on making our lives better instead of acting like we are better off dead.