Watch writing fellow Marcia Brown and contributor Rachel Cohen chat with Sam Seder about their piece ‘How to Counteract the Court.’
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Posted inLaw and Justice
How to Counteract the Court
Congress has the power to override Supreme Court rulings based on statutory interpretations.
Posted inFamily Care
The Neglect of Disability Care
Home care workers and unpaid caregivers who support disabled people are often left out of public-policy initiatives.
Posted inPolitics
New York Voters With Disabilities Left Out of the Absentee Voting System
Accustomed to voting at the polls but compelled by COVID-19 to vote absentee, disabled voters had to surmount obstacles that an unprepared state inflicted on them.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Coronavirus Aid Package Could Harm Disabled People
A provision denying small-business loans to disability support services could damage a fast-growing and urgent piece of our care sector.
Posted inPolitics
Bernie Sanders’s Evolution on Disability Policy
Four years after saying little on disablility rights issues, Sanders has emerged with the most comprehensive plan in the field.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Bipartisan Failure to Address Long-Term Home-Based Care for Disabled Americans
The debate over a public option must address the lifelong care needs of a group that currently relies on Medicaid programs to support independent living.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Kavanaugh Nomination Is Dangerous for Disability Rights Community
As an attorney and judge, Brett Kavanaugh has done everything in his power to limit the rights of people with disabilities. As a Supreme Court justice, he would have the ability to do even more damage, rolling back decades of progress in the field of disability rights—and civil rights more broadly. As a disabled Latina, […]
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Overlooked Electoral Power of Voters with Disabilities
A new national poll of voters with disabilities released this week spotlights a dramatic shift in their political leanings toward Democrats. Numbering in the tens of millions, voters in the disability community boast a huge political and electoral power that could prove decisive in this year’s midterms. Yet for a group with such potentially significant […]
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Congress Looks to Weaken the Americans with Disabilities Act
No area is safe from plunder in the Trump era, even decades-old laws as seemingly untouchable as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Congress is expected to vote on the ADA Education and Reform Act this week (H.R. 620), which has already passed the House Judiciary Committee. Don’t be fooled by the “reform” in […]
