John Loeppky, Author at Disabled Journalists Association

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Disability Stories You May Have Missed

This week, we have New Hampshire politicians looking to technology to support the state’s disability support system; a slur...

By John Loeppky

April 16, 2026

Featured Special Project

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Disability Stories You May Have Missed

This week we have two (fairly dire) updates: a legal case that has dragged on for more than 15 years,...

By John Loeppky

April 7, 2026

News You Might Have Missed

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Disability Stories You May Have Missed

In this week’s edition, we have ICE detaining a Disabled Canadian and her mother, two worldwide updates on Medical...

By John Loeppky

March 31, 2026

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Why We Capitalize ‘Disabled’

We’ve been asked repeatedly at DJA why we capitalize the word Disabled in our reporting. So, for this piece,...

By John Loeppky, Cara Reedy

March 23, 2026

Government

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Disability News You Might Have Missed: March 17

In this week’s edition we have a win for the Welsh Deaf community, future health funding cuts in Idaho,...

By John Loeppky

March 17, 2026

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The Winter Paralympics: 4 Things to Watch

The 14th Winter Paralympic Games recently got underway. Hosted in Italy, just like their Olympic counterparts, the Winter Games...

By John Loeppky

March 11, 2026

Government

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Disability News You Might Have Missed: March 2

The disability community is facing the full weight of the Trump Administration. Photo: Dawit Tibebu via Pixabay ...

By John Loeppky

March 2, 2026

Eugenics

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How One Organization is Honoring Our Disabled Dead

Disability Day of Mourning, an annual vigil, is shining light on the...

By John Loeppky

February 27, 2026

Government

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Disability News You Might Have Missed: Feb 6

Jo Wiggijo from Pixabay In this week’s edition we have multiple states cutting disability supports, New Jersey...

By John Loeppky, Ashley Castillo

February 7, 2026

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Six Underreported Disability Stories We Hope Get More Coverage in 2026

There is a dearth of coverage about the hundreds of thousands of people, including 21,000 children, who...

By John Loeppky

January 15, 2026

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Five Key Disability Stories to Watch in 2026

News in disability communities moved at an almost horrifying speed in 2025. While we expect more of the same...

By John Loeppky

January 2, 2026

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Analysis: The Atlantic’s ‘Accommodation Nation’ is an Ableist Abomination

On Dec. 2, The Atlantic published a piece titled “Accommodation Nation” that calls into question the validity of some...

By John Loeppky

December 16, 2025

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