Education Archives - Disabled Journalists Association

An image of Zohran Mamdani, in a suit, head on his hand, in an empty dining room

What Exactly is Zohran Mamdani’s Disability Platform?

Kara McCurdy Prior to New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York City’s Democratic primary, there were questions...

By John Loeppky

November 3, 2025

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A student firefighter team, dressed in full gear, puts out a dumpster fire during a training exercise

5 disability-led newsletters to explain this dumpster fire of a world we’re living in

As a Disability-led organization, we think it’s important to share the wealth. Here are five newsletters that we...

By John Loeppky

October 16, 2025

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Trump nixes special education agency, lays off staff amid shutdown

Aaron Kittredge via Pexels Donald Trump’s onslaught of cuts to federal services is now being directed at...

By John Loeppky

October 13, 2025

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A group of four wheelchair basketball players gathered on a court laughing with one another.

Hoop Dreams: U.S. and India Team Up for Wheelchair Basketball Cultural Exchange

A delegation of collegiate wheelchair basketball athletes and coaches from programs in Alabama, Arizona, Missouri, Illinois and New...

By John Loeppky, Sonali Gupta

September 23, 2025

Eugenics

PART I: Diabolical Plans

It was early 1939 — before World War II, before Adolf Hitler’s crimes against humanity were infamous — when a desperate man wrote a letter. The letter writer, ardent Nazi supporter Richard Kretschmar, had already tried and failed to convince a local doctor in Leipzig, Germany, to carry out what he wanted done.

By Lygia Navarro

June 18, 2025