Education Archives - Disabled Journalists Association

Disability Stories You May Have Missed

Texas feels like the epicenter of so much disability policy/Kim Broomhall via Pixabay This week’s newsgathering includes...

By Ashley Castillo

August 6, 2026

National

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This Nonprofit is Making Much-Needed Disability Data Easier to Use

A visual produced by Disabilitystatistics.org. In a political moment where data surrounding health...

By John Loeppky

August 5, 2026

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This AI Chatbot Pushes Conversion Therapy on Trans Users

Editor's note: This article is republished, with permission, from Rewire News Group. This story contains sensitive content, including depictions of...

By Madisyn Parisi, Rewire News Group

July 28, 2026

Education

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Disability Stories You May Have Missed

Disability-related research remains a complicated topic/ Michal Jarmoluk viaPixabay This week's news gathering includes Trump's actions moving...

By Ashley Castillo

July 17, 2026

National

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‘Makeshift Fight Club’: Arkansas Private School Founder Punished for Abuse of Disabled Student

An Arkansas private school founder has been sentenced to just 30 days in jail after leading what authorities call...

By John Loeppky

May 20, 2026

National

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Louisiana Sets Stage for Better Accessibility for Disabled Students

It’s no secret that the federal education system is in less-than-ideal shape when it comes to support for Disabled...

By John Loeppky

May 13, 2026

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Common but Overlooked Language Disability Highlighted in NIH Report

A new report from the National Institutes of Health is drawing attention to developmental language disorder (DLD), a communication...

By Sonali Gupta

April 13, 2026

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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

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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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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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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