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If You Don’t Count Us, You Don’t See Us
CW: Ableism The federal government finally acknowledges what disabled people have been saying for years: you can’t improve healthcare accessibility without knowing who’s being left out. A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) review shows that major federal agencies still lack consistent, reliable disability data. This impacts every part of the healthcare system. When agencies do…
A Firefighter’s Fight That Should Never Have Happened
CW: Death All across the United States, people who are already battling cancer are being forced to fight a second battle. This battle is not against the cancer, but against the insurance system designed to provide them with the care they so desperately need. Ken Jones, a retired San Francisco firefighter, is one of them. …
Trust, Care, and Consequences: The Real Impact of Fraud on Disabled Lives
CW: Fraud People often talk about fraud in home‑based care programs in terms of budgets, audits, and criminal charges, but for the disabled people who depend on these services, the consequences are deeply personal. I know this because I live it every day. I have cerebral palsy, and the Massachusetts PCA program lets me live…
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