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When ICE Knocks, Care Stops
CW: ICE & Death Immigration enforcement rarely makes headlines for its effects on disability services, but the consequences are unfolding quietly in homes, hospitals, and day programs across the country. For many disabled people, the fear surrounding ICE activity is not just theoretical—it becomes real when a caregiver hesitates to leave home, when a therapy…
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. …
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