Featured Special Project Archives - Disabled Journalists Association

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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

December 30, 2025

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Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No Way.

A recent national poll shows how often older adults feel that they are not disabled despite ample evidence...

By Paula Span, KFF Health News

December 24, 2025

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How Disabled Journalists Work: Ariana Martinez

Ariana Martinez, a DJA team member, has learned that reciprocity looks different among Disabled people caring for each other...

By Ariana Martinez

December 18, 2025

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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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David Kiley’s ‘Wheel Head’ Memoir Is a Wild Ride Through Para Sport History

Dave Kiley isn’t particularly interested in being your inspiration. How do I know? I’ve read his book. Kiley and...

By John Loeppky

December 7, 2025

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Why the Trump Administration Dropped Plan for Major Cut in Disability Benefits

On Nov. 13, a small team of advocates for people with disabilities stepped through White House security and into...

By Eli Hager, ProPublica

November 24, 2025

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How Disabled Journalists Work: Sonali Gupta

In this series, DJA journalists share their experiences and tips for getting their work done, how they find the...

By Sonali Gupta

November 11, 2025

Government

Sae Joon Park stands on in New York's Times Square wearing a dark T-shirt, his hands in his pockets.

He Won a Purple Heart, Came Back with PTSD — Then Trump Deported Him

Sae Joon Park is in disbelief. Park, an army veteran who came to the U.S. from South Korea when...

By Sean Kelly

November 5, 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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Disabled to the Front: Nashville’s Punk Professor Redefines Access and Joy

Dr. Cynthia George — better known around Nashville’s punk scene as Dr. CynCorrigible — is impossible to miss....

By Sonali Gupta

November 5, 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

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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