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We often hear about policies that impact the disability community in broad, sweeping terms. But the reality is that policies have real impacts on real people. Stay up-to-date on key policy issues that are important to the disability community

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Debtors’ Prison Waiting Room: Insurance Preauthorization in the Era of Step-Therapy

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Mass Incarceration’s Dystopia Gets Even Worse: Harvesting Organs and Co-Opting Radical Language

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Substandard of Care: Accommodations in Healthcare

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Raising the Bar: Engaging Disabled People in Politics

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Ban Solitary

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Getting to The Roots: Why Does Subminimum Wage Persist?

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In the Stairwell, We Will Die

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The Many Challenges of Working Disabled Women in Pakistan

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Busting Barriers: ADHD and ADA Accommodations at Work

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A List of Demands: A Living Wage for Home Care Aids Supports Disabled People

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The Costs of Burdening People with Medical Bills for Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization

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As COVID-19 Vaccinations Continue, Disabled People are Once Again at the Back of the Line

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Public Figures Need to Do More Than Just Perform Inclusion

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As a Uruguayan, the Americans with Disabilities Act Makes Me Believe Change is Possible

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Disabled, Not Disposable: Ariel

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