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The Trump Administration’s Plans To Covertly Cut Social Security Disability Benefits An upcoming regulatory proposal would change the rules of Social Security disability programs to make it harder to qualify, particularly harming older adults.

These cuts would drastically harm the health and wellbeing of those with disabilities.

The Trump Administration’s Plans To Covertly Cut Social Security Disability Benefits www.americanprogress.org/article/the-... by @mollyww.bsky.social @seemiaroll.bsky.social via @americanprogress.bsky.social

The E.P.A. Followed Up on an Unusual Request About Abortion Pills Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency found that they could develop methods to identify traces of the medication if necessary — a practice long sought by the anti-abortion movement.

EPA is reportedly exploring whether it can detect abortion pills like mifepristone in wastewater — a move critics fear opens the door to surveillance of private reproductive choices.

ASAN Condemns Mass Layoffs of Special Education Programs Workers at the US Dept. of Education - Autistic Self Advocacy Network On October 10th, the Trump administration announced that over 400 people at the US Department of Education would lose their jobs. These layoffs gutted the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP),…

Last week, the Trump administration laid off over 400 federal workers who oversee special education programs in the US. This is unacceptable and puts disabled students at risk. Read our statement here: autisticadvocacy.org/2025/10/asan...

I am thrilled to invite you to a powerful and inspiring event hosted by CAN Community Health on Mon, Nov. 3rd, from 11 to 12 PM EST, titled "SHE CAN Storytellers: Championing HIV Advocacy and Equity Through the Voices of Women Healthcare Leaders".

Join us here: www.facebook.com/share/1CvWN5...

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation

Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e

Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

Open Admissions: The Poetics and Pedagogy of Toni Cade Bambara, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, and Adrienne Rich in the Era of Free College

I think that I will host a virtual discussion group on this book in January. www.dukeupress.edu/open-admissi... - If anyone might be interested, let me know. It would be one session.

Engage the community in generative AI for public health Slower uptake of generative AI in public health provides a unique opportunity to embed community accountability before more of these models are fully scaled.

🌱In our just-released op-ed for @statnews.com @cre8tivecadence.bsky.social & I share our thoughts on the critical need for community-centered governance in #generativeAI in both health care & public health, moving away from top-down approaches to ones that are from the ground up.

#healthequity

The Truth About Disparate Impact and Equity The Supreme Court has reaffirmed disparate impact liability numerous times, and President Trump’s April 23 executive order does not inhibit private plaintiffs’ ability to file civil claims.

Disparate impact provides protection 4 some of the most vulnerable, including disabled ppl & Black & brown ppl. Folx have become masterful at writing policy that seems equal, but disproportionately impacts folx who've been historically marginalized. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Patty Berne,a Japanese-Haitian person with light brown skin, smiles playfully with love and light shining from their brown eyes. They wear an off the shoulder opalescent blue dress and an amethyst pendant. Their brown hair is pulled back into their signature two buns. Behind Patty is a pink background with radiant red and yellow flowers. At the top of the image, iridescent capital letters spell out “PATTY LIVES THROUGH US.” On the bottom right corner is Sins Invalid’s logo, a black rectangular box with white letters that read “Sins Invalid.”

Patty Berne, my comrade is now on the ancestral plane. Here are my remarks from Patty’s celebration of life

disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/08/09/i...

"LGBTQ+ adults are twice as likely as non-LGBTQ+ adults to use Medicaid as their main insurance, according to the Williams Institute, and are more likely to experience food insecurity and rely on SNAP benefits."

Nearly 100 people killed seeking aid in Gaza on Sunday, Palestinian officials say Dozens of Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Sunday as they tried to get food aid, according to local health authorities, one of the deadliest days in recent months for those seeking assistance.

Dozens of Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Sunday as they tried to get food aid, according to local health authorities, one of the deadliest days in recent months for those seeking assistance.

By Joe Hernandez, @danielestrin.bsky.social and Anas Baba

Happy Disability Pride Month!

Disability pride is for everyone who is:

Disabled/neurodivergent/chronically ill

For people who don't want to call themselves disabled or want a cure

People who don't think they're disabled enough for pride (you are)

For our co-conspirators

Image Description: Patty Berne,a Japanese-Haitian person with light brown skin, smiles playfully with love and light shining from their brown eyes. They wear an off the shoulder opalescent blue dress and an amethyst pendant. Their brown hair is pulled back into their signature two buns. Behind Patty is a pink background with radiant red and yellow flowers. At the top of the image, iridescent capital letters spell out “PATTY LIVES THROUGH US.” On the bottom right corner is Sins Invalid’s logo, a black rectangular box with white letters that read “Sins Invalid.”

With deep sorrow, we share that Sins Invalid’s Co-Founder & Director, Patty Berne, joined the ancestors on May 29, 2025.

Patty’s brilliance, love, and vision shaped how we move, care, resist, and imagine. We honor her by continuing the work she led.

🖤 #PattyBerne #SinsInvalid

A bright illustration of Patty Berne,a Japanese-Haitian person with light brown skin, who smiles playfully with love and light shining from their brown eyes. They wear an off the shoulder opalescent blue dress and an amethyst pendant. Their brown hair is pulled back into their signature two buns. Behind Patty is a pink background with radiant red and yellow flowers. At the top of the image, iridescent capital letters spell out “PATTY LIVES THROUGH US.” On the bottom right corner is Sins Invalid’s logo, a black rectangular box with white letters that read “Sins Invalid.”

Sad to hear of the passing of #DisabilityJustice activist and visionary Patty Berne.

#SinsInvalid reminds us: “As we grieve, please care for each other in the ways Patty taught us:

Check in on a friend.
Cook a meal.
Support someone at the edge.
Practice Disability Justice in real time.”

The Big, Ugly, Amoral Bill has passed the House. Still, we hold onto hope. The predicted premature deaths, the families left hungry & uninsured; these are not a foregone conclusion. We can & must invest in strategies that are already working & find new ways to support one another/our communities...

Chronic pain is such a bully. Interrupting people's lives and all.

United States Appears Set To Skip World Health Assembly While China Sends Over 180 Delegates To Geneva - Health Policy Watch The United States appears set to skip this year’s World Health Assembly at a historic moment when other WHO member states are expected to agree to a Pandemic

American exceptionalism.

"United States Appears Set to Skip World Health Assembly while China Sends Over 180 Delegates to Geneva"

healthpolicy-watch.news/united-state...

"Nobody's free until everybody's free."

— Fannie Lou Hamer

HIV prevention was making great strides. Then Trump’s budget axe fell CDC layoffs and program cuts gutted branches responsible for a slew of HIV prevention services, imperiling decades of progress.

"It’s not clear now whether the CDC has the expertise required to even estimate the size of the [HIV] epidemic.

“No more statisticians are there to support the national HIV incidence,” said one affected employee."

Photograph featuring the upper half of a standing Black woman, to the left, looking outwards with head raised proudly, to the right is her self-portrait, upoer half looking left, on a cream wall

"I just decided, when someone says you can't do something. DO MORE OF IT."
- Faith Ringgold (1930-2024) US artist #womensart

HHS layoffs hit Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors and disabled Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.

Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.

The budget process can be confusing. We made a guide that explains how the budget process works and how it affects people. You can read the guide here: autisticadvocacy.org/policy/toolk...

Tragic. First measles death in the Texas outbreak. Completely preventable.

'No Amazon, no Walmart, no fast food': What's behind the 'Feb. 28 economic blackout' The People's Union USA, a self-described “grassroots movement” founded by John Schwarz, is encouraging Americans to refrain from making non-essential purchases on Friday.

Spread the word.

US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications

THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US.

This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...