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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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The Americans with Disabilities Act: Then and Now

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How Much Has the Americans with Disabilities Act Positively Impacted College Students?

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Why We Cannot Allow the AHCA to Pull Our Lives Out From Under Us

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New Laws Could Put Access on the Line at State and National Levels

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VIDEO: The Fight to #SaveMedicaid

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Knowledge is Power When Advocating for Disability Rights

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Why Disability Advocacy on a Local Level Matters

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Towards an Inclusive Tunisia with Arbi Chouikh

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Healthcare Reform and its Impact on the Disabled Community: Restructuring Medicaid

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True Activists Don’t Just “Drive-by”

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VIDEO: A Preflight Announcement with Noah Seidel

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Setting the Bar Higher for Inclusion in the Legal Field

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Make this election count with Emily Ladau

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