Government Archives - Disabled Journalists Association

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New Trump Guidance Could ‘Result in the Disenfranchisement of Nursing Home Residents’

The Trump administration’s far-reaching assault on voting rights has extended to nursing homes, a group of Democratic senators warned on Thursday, pointing...

By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams

August 18, 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

Featured Special Project

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is at a podium wearing a black suit and red tie. He has his right arm raised to wave or greet attendees.

Mitch McConnell’s Disability Isn’t the Story. His Fitness for Office Is.

It is an odd state of affairs when you’re not sure if one of the most prominent Republicans of...

By John Loeppky

July 9, 2026

Featured Special Project

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Disability Stories You May Have Missed

It's FIFA time/ Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay This week’s roundup includes the Department of Education moving special...

By Ashley Castillo

July 2, 2026

Featured Special Project

Three women sit side by side at a conference table during what appears to be a meeting. The woman on the left, wearing a white jacket and colorful scarf, is Lois Curtis, one of the lead plaintiffs in the Olmstead case. She smiles broadly with her arms folded. The woman in the center, wearing a light-colored blazer and glasses, leans forward with her hands clasped, smiling as if speaking or listening. The woman on the right, wearing a blue patterned top, looking down at papers in front of her is Elaine Wilson. Sheets of paper are spread across the table, and office shelving is visible in the background.

‘Kicked in the teeth’: Olmstead stands despite Trump DOJ memo questioning longstanding protection for Disabled people, advocates urge

Despite a wave of media coverage suggesting that action from the Trump administration means the loss of a...

By R.L. Nave

June 30, 2026

Featured Special Project

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How private equity is gobbling up disability services

Private equity companies have gobbled up group homes and other services for people with disabilities, attracting the attention of...

By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline

June 15, 2026

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

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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

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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

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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