Featured Special Project Archives - Disabled Journalists Association

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Giving Alice Wong Her Flowers

I met Alice five years ago, at the start of the hardest point in my life. My brother was...

March 25, 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 Cara Reedy, John Loeppky

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

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To reverse disability cuts, Missouri families and caregivers plead with lawmakers

Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe Dozens of Missourians with developmental disabilities, their families, care staff and advocates...

By Steph Quinn, Missouri Independent

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

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This is a four-panel photo array of Black Disabled activists Anita Cameron, Brad Lomax, Johnnie Lacy (left) and Keith Jones.

Black Disabled Trailblazers You Should Know

Every day should be a celebration of marginalized identities. But as Black History Month draws to a close,...

By DJA Staff

February 26, 2026

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On February 17, 2017, Boeing South Carolina in North Charleston, SC rolled out the first 787-10. US President Donald Trump (POTUS) was in attendance at the ceremony. The 787-10 will be built exclusively in North Charleston, SC.

Disability Under Donald Trump’s Second Term — So Far

President Donald Trump. Credit: Ryan Johnson, Wikimedia In the coming weeks, Donald Trump will address the nation...

By Sonali Gupta

February 17, 2026

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The Beat Within Their Hearts: Why Disability-led Music is Poised for a Renaissance

Credit: Visit Duluth Within Disabled communities, music can be therapy; music can be solidarity; and music can...

By Ashley Castillo

February 11, 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 Ashley Castillo, John Loeppky

February 7, 2026

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9 States Renew Challenge to Section 504 Mandate

Nine U.S. states are challenging a Biden-era update to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which allows disabled people...

By Sean Kelly

February 5, 2026