Pete Buttigieg took to BuzzFeed News this weekend to outline in an op-ed what he calls the “most comprehensive and ambitious disability policy plan yet proposed in the 2020 presidential campaign.” Buttigieg is focused on giving people with disabilities greater access to high-paying jobs. He said he plans to work…
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Uncertainty Over Healthcare Funding Worries Schools
With many Republican lawmakers and the White House still unable to accept the Affordable Care Act as the law of the land, the ongoing debate may have a direct effect on millions of vulnerable students who are impacted by severe symptoms due to their disabilities. As the future of healthcare…
Fear, Uncertainty Loom for Disabled Community Under Trump
People with disabilities are becoming increasing fearful of what life will look like under the new Trump administration, whose positions and proposed polices range from outright disregard for the disabled community to a reversion of significant advances made over recent decades. While President Donald Trump’s public mocking of a journalist’s…