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Advocacy organizations for people with disabilities discuss the need for equitable access to resources and centering their voices in the creation and implementation of best practices, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic By LISA DEADERICK AUG. 23, 20206 AM From the beginning, organizations and individuals Read more
BY ABIGAIL ABRAMS JUNE 12, 2019 When Alexandria Knox was preparing for her New Hampshire legislative race, she had some questions about how best to handle her blindness on the campaign trail. The National Council on Independent Living had the answers. One of the nation’s leading disability rights Read more
COLLEEN STARKLOFF TALKS DISABILITY·TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 Well, well well, ABLEISM at its finest! I can’t imagine why Dr. Phil, who’s been on the air for years, doesn’t know better than to put out a completely ill informed, stereotypical, hurtful and just plain STUPID statement that “100 Read more
July 14, 2017 By theadvocacymonitor The Senate released their updated version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (PDF) yesterday, and all of our concerns remain the same. Read the Senate summary (PDF). The new version will still cut Medicaid by $772 billion, with an even more restrictive growth rate and deeper Read more