Government Archives - Disabled Journalists Association

Featured Special Project

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Disability Stories You May Have Missed

Justice continues to bends towards the political winds/Succo via Pixabay In this week’s roundup we have an...

By Ashley Castillo

May 16, 2026

Featured Special Project

A bus in the 16th street mall in downtown Denver offering free mall ride. People are doing shopping or dining in the several shops and cafes.

Disability Stories You May Have Missed

This week, we have stories that focus on: schools segregating Disabled children, An IQ metric being set for death...

By Ashley Castillo, John Loeppky

May 9, 2026

Featured Special Project

A child drawing at a wooden table. Drawings and pens are seen all over the table.

Disability Stories You May Have Missed

What a child can accomplish when they're not being limited/Raw pixel via Pixabay This week, we have...

By Ashley Castillo, John Loeppky

April 30, 2026

Featured Special Project

Close-up of a kava plant (Piper methysticum) showing large, heart-shaped green leaves with prominent veins.

Disability Stories You May Have Missed

This week we have a Disability-related lawsuit supported by the U.S. government, a case of accessibility thwarted by the...

By John Loeppky

April 22, 2026

Featured Special Project

Modern three-story school building with red brick and white panel exterior, rows of large windows, and a covered entrance, seen from a sidewalk on a clear sunny day with trees and power lines in view.

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

Government

An image of the Welsh Parliament, multiple circles of seats with wood paneling.

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

Government

A photo of the US Capitol. The sun is setting.

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

Image of four red candles with a balack background. Two are lit.

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

Government

An image of Manhattan with people walking the street covered in cloud

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

Featured Special Project

A blind federal employee, reads her computer through a braille reader on her desk and various applications on her computer.

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

Government

Disability News You Might Have Missed: Jan. 26-Jan. 30

XINGCHEN XIAO via Pixabay This week, we have Florida facing obstacles with Disabled parking spaces and extending...

By Ashley Castillo

January 30, 2026

Government

Image of a highway with a wide array of construction signs, none of them disability-related

(Recent) Disability News You Might Have Missed

Accessible Transit Issues have featured prominently this month/Bruno via Pixabay Welcome to a new series where we...

By Ashley Castillo

January 23, 2026