Book cover (THE DEAF BABY INSTRUCTION MANUAL) on dark blue background.
Congratulations to @willfertman.com on the release of THE DEAF BABY INSTRUCTION MANUAL, a direct and approachable guide for parents of deaf or hard of hearing children! @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social #deaf #HardOfHearing #DHH #parenting #nonfiction
Ugly Laws on steroids.
Today in 1977 began the 504 sit-ins by disabled people. The protest was the longest occupation of a federal building and a reminder that our human rights and access protections were not gifts from the ableds, but fought for by us, and in this instance with a big assist from the Black Panther party.
If they really do kill USPS, they're gonna take out a lot of old and/or disabled folks with it. So many people rely on mailed prescriptions. Some health plans also require folks to receive recurring prescriptions this way.
One hellscape after another.
Cool, now reunite him with his first language, peers, home, belongings and education.
Updates on two deaf children and their families kidnapped by ICE this month, including links and action items. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2026/03/08/i...
This Bay Area family was arrested at the mom's immigration check-in appointment. Their 7 year old is deaf and goes to CSD-Fremont. Lawyers can't find them. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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DRW Updates for February: the death of a blind refugee at the hands of CBP, Medicaid/care and medical supplier freezes, and that zombie Section 504 lawsuit. The latter two push an expected but disturbing trend toward forced indtitutionalization. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2026/02/27/f...
Important distinction because the captions are inconsistent in the video, the "pause" is on opening medical supply stores, not on purchasing medical supplies. The cutting off of funding to MN Medicare/aid, however, remains extremely fucked www.hhs.gov/press-room/t...
ICE released a blind Rohingya refugee onto a random street corner five miles from his home with no help, no phone, and without contacting his family to even let them know he'd been released. Alam did not speak English. He died in the cold.
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STOP THE SAVE ACT (Updated)
My new piece is up with lots of info about the SAVE America Act - the version of the SAVE Act that passed the House and is before the Senate this week. This is a MUST READ and then ACT.
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Another Bad Thing™ about the SAVE Act is that it puts a lot of restrictions on voters who need assistance at the polls. That compounded with mail-in restrictions is going to disenfranchise so many disabled folks.
Updates on the intersection of ICE-related violence and disability, February 2026. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2026/02/03/i...
ASL information re: observing and warning neighbors about ICE operations using S.A.L.U.T.E. / A.C.T.U.A.R. Please share widely--we know disabled folks are particularly susceptible to state violence and many d/hh folks regardless of immigration status have a first language that is not English.
Some updates on the treatment of disabled folks in ICE custody, including people being permanently disabled by agent abuse. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2026/01/16/i...
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A federal judge nominee admitted today that he said during a sermon that disabled people shouldn't get married. As I wrote for @motherjones.com, in fact, many can't out of risk of losing their benefits. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
My latest, with @juliametraux.bsky.social, on the Trump admin's continued offensive against transgender Americans, their doctors, and the people who love them:
Congratulations to everyone who wrote an op-ed about how he just wants americans to eat better
