powerful reminder to those of us who do not have #Alzheimers disease or another form of #dementia to continue seeing and focusing on the whole person, to support #disabilities while respecting and embracing abilities.
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#DACA immigrant Javier Diaz Santana has hearing #disabilities, recalls "terrifying" arrest w/#ICE agents shouting commands he could not hear or understand, decided an interpreter.
“It is a travesty of justice, in my opinion,” the attorney for said.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/daca-immigrant-with-disabilities-recalls-terrifying-ice-arrest/3753758/
In other scintillating Trump/MAGA/#GOP news, Trump has ripped away a #deaf scientist's grant b/c #DEI.
Who better to understand what #deaf people need, what works, what doesn't, than a deaf scientist?
These ppl are stupid.
"But the flow of funding under the Trump administration is now in question, disability rights groups nationwide say, dampening their mood as Saturday marks the 35th anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act. Federal dollars pay for much of their work, including helping people who seek government-funded services and lawsuits now pushing Iowa and Texas toward better community services."
AP News · State disability rights groups face big cuts in federal fundingCongress is considering proposals from President Donald Trump to slash funding for disability rights centers in each state, and advocates worry that they could lose more than 60% their federal dollars. The protection and advocacy groups investigate abusive homes, push states to improve services and help people navigate the bureaucracies for government-funded services. Colorado advocate Nancy Jensen fears there would be fewer investigations of abusive group homes like one in Kansas that she escaped more than 20 years ago. The Trump administration argues its proposals would give states needed flexibility in spending federal dollars. But the groups say they could be forced to help fewer people.
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The #Fed has said that neither of those buildings have been “comprehensively renovated” since their construction nearly 100 years ago, suggesting they were in need of a significant overhaul. Part of the project includes removing asbestos & lead contamination as well as making the facilities compliant w/ #laws related to accessibility for people with #disabilities.
The plans for the complex…seek to preserve much of the classical features of the original buildings.
https://theconversation.com/what-are-education-and-health-care-plans-and-why-are-parents-worried-about-them-being-scrapped-260622. "Bridget Phillipson has refused to be drawn on whether EHCPs will be axed. 'What I can say very clearly, is that we will strengthen & put in place better #support for #children.' Building more inclusive #schools is obviously one way of achieving this vision. If scrapping EHCPs means less funding for children for special #educational needs & #disabilities, though, this cannot be the answer. Children need more support, not less, to enable them to thrive."
The ConversationWhat are education and health care plans and why are parents worried about them being scrapped?
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Meta Unveils Wristband For Controlling Computers With Hand Gestures - When you write your name in the air, you can see the letters appear on your smartphone. - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/science/meta-computer-wristband-reardon.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #nervesandnervoussystem #metaplatformsinc #nature(journal) #medicaldevices #disabilities #smartphones #prostheses #muscles #brain
The New York Times · Meta Unveils Wristband For Controlling Computers With Hand Gestures
The #Trump #Labor Dept is aiming to rewrite or repeal >60 “obsolete” #workplace #regulations, ranging from #MinimumWage requirements for home #healthcare #workers & people w/ #disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances.
The wide-ranging changes…would also affect working conditions at #constructions sites & #mines, & limit govt ability to penalize #employers if #workers are #injured or #killed while engaging in inherently risky activities…
#law
https://apnews.com/article/labor-department-deregulation-worker-safety-wages-223309692fecb3721ef377154e7689ed?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-07-22-Labor+laws
AP News · US Labor Department picks more than 60 rules for Trump's deregulation mandateThe U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations adopted under previous presidential administrations. The wide-ranging rollbacks range from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances to working conditions at constructions sites and in mines. The Labor Department says the goal is to deliver on President Donald Trump’s commitment to restore American prosperity through deregulation. Critics say the proposals would put workers at greater risk of harm, with women and members of minority groups bearing a disproportionate impact.
Parents urge NDIS to resume funding 'beneficial' alternative therapies
By Leah White
For Cooper, the benefits of equine therapy have been life-changing. But under new changes to the NDIS, it's no longer funded.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/equine-therapy-ndis-changes-takeover-goldfields/105348100
ABC News · Disability advocates say NDIS changes disregard alternative therapy benefits
I saw an image of Texas Governor Greg Abbott giving a speech and he had a special low podium in front of him. I assume conservatives in Texas consider it quite "woke" for him to be getting special treatment.
Pucks for Autism vs. Red Wings Alumni game raises funds for Camp Millhouse programs https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/132089/ #Acceptance #CampMillhouse #Detroit #DetroitRedWings #DetroitRedWings #Disabilities #Fundraising #Hockey #HockeyGame #NHL #NonProfitOrganization #PucksForAutism #RedWings #RedWingsAlumni #RedWings
HRW published the report “The situation of persons with #disabilities affected by armed conflict in #gaza and the #westbank”
The NGO informed that it has documented that adults and children with disabilities in Gaza faced heightened risks of death and injury resulting from Israeli military attacks and unlawful blockade since OCT-2023
#humanrights #CrimesAgainstHumanity
#palestine
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"Millions of Americans are expected to lose health care coverage through President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful” tax and spending law — and LGBTQ+ Americans, who rely heavily on social services due to high rates of poverty and disability, are among those who will be most impacted."
https://19thnews.org/2025/07/medicaid-lgbtq-health-care-trump-law/
The 19th · With fewer protections and more paperwork, LGBTQ+ Americans face a Medicaid coverage cliffLGBTQ+ adults are twice as likely to use Medicaid as their main insurance. Trump’s new tax law could create insurmountable hurdles for their health care.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/09/ministers-offer-another-concession-to-enshrine-safeguards-for-disabled-in-flagship-welfare-bill; https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/08/un-panel-raises-concerns-with-uk-government-over-welfare-bill. The Government may have got its wretched Bill into law, but we #disabled people will continue the fight against it, & we'll never forgive them for their cut in #disability #benefits, forcing more of us deeper into #poverty. There can be no doubt that they have placed themselves in breach of the terms of the UN Convention on the #Rights of Persons with #Disabilities, to which this country is a party.
The Guardian · Welfare bill passes final reading as 47 Labour MPs rebel despite further concessions
Bodies of two men in dilapidated Sydney house could have been undiscovered by housemate for weeks.
Adelaide 2011/12 neighbour called police for welfare check when I was on holidays.
Yes, I admit it was embarrassing to hear at uni that the police had been looking for me.
This year in BNE, RE told judge I “chose” to live “that way” (possum in roof) after being refused assistance for my #poverty #disabilities & exhaustion from all providers, #auspol & NPO.
Judge agreed.
The Guardian · Bodies of two men in dilapidated Sydney house could have been undiscovered by housemate for weeks
I really wish I someone that cared about me, someone that cared enough to take care of me and make sure that I had the best life I could within the confines of my #disabilities and would lift me out of #poverty to help lessen the burdens I face everyday. But sadly this #disabled man living in #poverty has no such person in my life, in fact I have no one in my life that remotely even cares about me
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#House Minority Leader #HakeemJeffries has been reading letters from #veterans who are losing #VA benefits & #Medicaid coverage for themselves or their children with #disabilities, lost jobs at #FederalAgencies due to #DOGE #Trump cuts.
% a witch 
Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth
For #transparency my #disabilities are #fibromyalgia, #DisassociativePTSD, #ChronicAnxiety, #DepressiveDisorder, #OsteoArthritis, severe #bursitis in combo with the arthritis in both hips & numerous #ChronicIssues
https://www.nationaldisabilityinstitute.org/press/disabilities-act-and-disability-pride-month/
I feel like certain hidden #disabilities might benefit from the term "energy disability". Like, there is very little abnormal about most of your body, but your brain has a smaller battery before it needs to be recharged than most. It might help others understand the issue better
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#Republicans scrambled to respond, many politically attacking the #nonpartisan #parliamentarian, while #Democrats said it would be devastating to the #GOP package.
Sen. #RonWyden, the top Democrat on the #Senate #Finance Committee, said the GOP proposal would have been as much as a $250 billion cut to the #healthcare program, “massive #Medicaid cuts that hurt #kids, #seniors, Americans with #disabilities & working families.”