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Analysis: Telegraph’s ‘Sickfluencer’ Story Is More Ableism With an English Accent

Every once in a while an overtly ableist article trounces its way into the social media discourse. Last year,...

By John Loeppky

September 24, 2026

Education

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Disability Stories You May Have Missed

This week’s highlighted stories include pieces about Georgia's disability care system, Nebraska’s auditor questioning disability funding, and community based...

By Ashley Castillo

September 16, 2026

Education

Disability Stories You May Have Missed

Free bus passes for some Disabled people could make England more accessible/Vane Monte via Pixabay August had...

By John Loeppky, Ashley Castillo

September 2, 2026

Education

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

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

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Disabled Adults Living with Families Targeted by Trump Administration

Even a glance at Shy’tyra Burton’s life reveals her need for the sort of federal government assistance that helps...

By Eli Hager, ProPublica

May 6, 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

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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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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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A newspaper clipping of a headline stating that Joseph Clifton Smith was sentenced to the death penalty in connection with a 1997 murder. The article includes a photo of Smith from the time.

Alabama wants to execute a man with intellectual disabilities. That’s unconstitutional, legal advocates say

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Hamm v. Joseph Clifton Smith. Smith,...

By R.L. Nave

October 8, 2025

Government

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After LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline shut down, states scramble to step in

On July 17, the option shut down for LGBTQ+ youth to access specialized mental health support from the...

By Annie Sciacca, KFF Health News

September 29, 2025

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Ashley Castillo, a Black Afro-Latina journalist, stands in a pink shirt and jeans. She is holding a TV microphone and is smiling. Behind her is a street scene that includes people and trees

How Disabled Journalists Work: Ashley Castillo

Monday Before my tasks, I have a morning routine. I get ready, eat breakfast,...

By Ashley Castillo

September 17, 2025