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The Slow Unraveling of Independence
Across the country, disability advocates are concerned. Programs that help disabled people are falling apart. Earlier this year, Kansas ended the Money Follows the Person program. This is one example of a bigger trend nationally. States are either cutting programs or postponing efforts to support home and community-based living. Often they say this is because…
When Public Doesn’t Include You
CW: Ableism Public businesses are supposed to be accessible to everyone. That includes restaurants, shopping malls, parks, movie theaters, schools and sports venues. Places that are open to the public are generally viewed as spaces open to everyone. But for disabled people, public places are not always what they seem. Title III of the Americans…
The Notice That Changes Everything
It starts small. One day a letter arrives in the mail. Sometimes, a message pops up on an online portal. This is how Americans lose Medicaid. There is no fanfare, no moment of pause and consideration. It is a notice that could strip a person of their ability to get health care, to access life-saving…
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