In the past year, many institutions have quietly restructured their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Offices have been renamed. Programs have been folded into human resources or “community engagement.” In some places, DEI
How Administrative Burdens, Medical Necessity Rules, and Insurance Design Decide Who Gets Care—and Who Is Quietly Excluded “All of the systems are set up to really dehumanize disabled people and not to
Many people assume that disability rights laws work the way other civil protections do: if a law exists, access follows. If something is illegal, it stops. If a right is violated, someone intervenes.
How "One Bad Apple" Stories Are Used to Dismantle Public Benefits Every few years, the same storyline resurfaces. A handful of dramatic anecdotes. A headline about fraud. A familiar warning that
Why documentation replaces understanding—and what that costs There’s a moment many disabled people recognize instantly. You explain what’s happening. You describe what you’re experiencing. You name what you need.
The quiet work of making public issues feel private You've spent hours on hold with your insurance company, been denied three times for something you're legally entitled to, or
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