Over 60 people w/ eating disorders have undergone assisted suicide or euthanasia in Belgium, the Netherlands & the U.S. We are urging governments to take immediate action to prevent assisted suicide for people w/ eating disorders. #TreatableNotTerminal eatbreathethrive.org/joint-statemen…

Mask bans put disabled people and their family members at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. DREDF is urging lawmakers in Nassau County not to adopt mask bans. dredf.org/2024/08/05/dis…

"Training drivers not to discriminate against disabled people, and having accessible vehicles available, should be universal to rideshare firms. But it isn’t." New from Julia Métraux / Mother Jones motherjones.com/politics/2024/… #CripTheVote

Voting rights are fundamental to securing all other rights and freedoms. Celebrate the Voting Rights Act and renew your commitment to a multi-democracy that works for everyone. Make a plan to vote: p2a.co/4ex77mo?utm_so…

Disability benefits should not stop disabled people from getting married, plain and simple. New coverage on marriage penalties from TODAY. today.com/health/news/di… #LoveTax #EndTheLoveTax #MarriageEquality #freedomtomarry

The ADA Watch, a program of the Coalition for Disability Rights and Justice, has a take action page! Learn about their petitions and how to check your voter registration status: adawatch.org/action-center/

"I, like so many disabled people, was seen as nothing but a burden, a drain on society, a collection of diagnoses and expenditures.... Disabled people constantly navigate hostile environments, especially health care settings."

Join us on Wednesday, August 28 at 11 am PT / 2 pm ET for an essential discussion on the impacts of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson (“Grants Pass”) on people with disabilities. #HousingNotHandcuffs Register: dredf-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

There is no way to implement a mask ban equitably. Regardless of intent, banning masks in some capacity will harm disabled people. Michael V. Drake Disability Rights California Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund disabilityrightsca.org/latest-news/dr…

Join our upcoming webinar “No Protest Without Us: Tips and Tools for Protestors with Disabilities” on August 29. Register: tinyurl.com/NotWithoutUs20…

This was an excellent piece on housing accessibility and affordability for disabled people. Also, great interviews by The Kelsey and Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund.

🚨 During excessive heatwaves, everyone, particularly Disabled & older adults should take precautions. Here are some essential steps: 📡 Stay Informed 💧 Hydrated &❄️Cool 👕 Use light clothing ⏰ Limit outdoor activities 🤝 Create a support network 🔋 Prep for power outages 🧵1/6

I’m disabled and I did IVF recently, so this was a pretty personal piece for me. I’m grateful to Mallory Weggemann and Jay Snyder for speaking to me about Watershed and for making the documentary in the first place. My latest 19thnews. 19thnews.org/2024/08/paraly…

Non-disabled people also have needs. Disabled people having needs does not make them "special."

This week, PBS PBS News's Judy Woodruff reported on the affordable housing shortage for people with disabilities. Erin Nguyen Neff, DREDF's Senior Staff Attorney, called for the centering of disabled people in policies for affordable + accessible housing. pbs.org/video/disabili…

If you're in the DC area on Sept. 20, start the morning with a screening of the acclaimed 2024 BBC Documentary "Better Off Dead?" followed by a panel discussion with Liz Carr. DC Public Library Patients' Rights Action Fund NCIL United Spinal AAPD More info: dclibrary.libnet.info/event/11700177

"The US...is in a unique position to lead in creating social housing that fully centers disability and aging in its rich diversity in planning, financing, design, and implementation," write Mary Lou Breslin of Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund & Syd Pickern of Lurie Institute. zurl.co/ANgR

"The US...is in a unique position to lead in creating social housing that fully centers disability and aging in its rich diversity in planning, financing, design, and implementation," write Mary Lou Breslin of Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund & Syd Pickern of Lurie Institute. zurl.co/ANgR