Kasich, ADAPT, and the Disability Integration Act

The Disability Integration Act was introduced by Senator Schumer to, in the words of the important disability rights group ADAPT, “address the fundamental issue that people who need Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) are forced into institutions and losing their basic civil rights. The legislation (S.2427) builds on the 25 years of work that … Continue ReadingKasich, ADAPT, and the Disability Integration Act

Pope Francis and Disability (in the context of love, marriage, family)

The pope (or rather the social media managers) tweeted a line from “Amoris Laetitia” – the papal exhortation on love, marriage, and family, this morning. I didn’t like it.  I hadn’t, however, read the actual document, and wanted to correct that. Here’s a collection of relevant excerpts from the English translation with some initial thoughts … Continue ReadingPope Francis and Disability (in the context of love, marriage, family)

ABLE Act Reforms

Over a year ago I wrote about problems with the ABLE Act, the well-intentioned bill that the divide-and-conquer wing of the GOP was tweaking into semi-irrelevancy. It passed with a definition of disability that only included those disagnosed before age 26, a sign of the way too many politicians like to differentiate between the worthy … Continue ReadingABLE Act Reforms

Disability and Policing: Equip for Equality

I spent the morning at Equip for Equality in Downtown Chicago, learning from attorney Amanda Antholt as she discussed policing and disability. “Where we see police misconduct, it’s the same sort of set of events. Gave an order, you didn’t comply, so I’m escalating.” @equip4equality — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) March 30, 2016 Antholt has … Continue ReadingDisability and Policing: Equip for Equality

Disability and Race: Testimony from Autistic Hoya

Great writing from Lydia Brown on healthcare disparities for disabled people of color. From both personal and professional experience, I am keenly aware that healthcare disparities are one of the most insidious and pervasive forms of discrimination impacting any underrepresented or minoritized group. These disparities are evident in quality of care, diagnostic accuracy, network adequacy, … Continue ReadingDisability and Race: Testimony from Autistic Hoya

Accommodations in Academia – Some positive models

As I wrote about the job discrimination ads last month for Al Jazeera America​, I kept thinking about the hashtag #ILookLikeAProfessor and Kelly J. Baker​’s work. My thesis is that the inadvertent part of this was based, at least in part, on people who had just never considered that a disabled person might be able … Continue ReadingAccommodations in Academia – Some positive models