Disability Rights
Stories from the front lines of the struggle for disability rights
Our daily reporting covers aspects of health, community, economy, international relations, and social justice relative to the struggle for disability rights.
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Smart Ass Cripple: A Space Race for the Rich, Scraps for the Poor
While multibillionaires are using their disposable income to launch themselves into space, those who rely on SSI are living below the poverty line. Read more
Aug 30, 2021
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COVID-19 is Harder for People with Autism
We can use the pandemic to reflect on the ways that we mistreat neurodivergent humans. Read more
Aug 26, 2021
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Smart Ass Cripple: The Paralympics Are About to Begin and I’m Trying to Care
Maybe these athletes aren’t uplifting disabled people like me but forsaking us by equating greatness with normalcy. Read more
Aug 16, 2021
Smart Ass Cripple: Separate and Unequal
Schools with accessibility problems shut out disabled people. Read more
Aug 12, 2021
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Smart Ass Cripple: Maybe Cleveland’s New Baseball Team Name Won’t End Protests After All
In changing its name from “Indians” to “Guardians,” a Major League Baseball team creates an opportunity to push back against exploitative arrangements. Read more
Aug 2, 2021
Smart Ass Cripple: The Search for the Perfect Exploitable Worker
With the pandemic causing millions of workers to forgo crappy, low-wage jobs, employers are now scrambling to find people to exploit. That’s where the disabled come in. Read more
Jul 19, 2021
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Smart Ass Cripple: Senate Republicans Missed Their Chance
Senate Republicans Missed Their Chance: They could have claimed that killing the voting rights bill was a boon to people with disabilities, but didn’t even bother. Read more
Jul 10, 2021
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Don’t Erase Disability From the #FreeBritney Movement
Britney Spears’s abusive conservatorship must be viewed from a disability rights perspective. Read more
Jul 7, 2021
