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disability rights Robyn Powell Jul 26, 2021

Disabled People Still Don’t Have Reproductive Freedom

Robyn Powell Jul 26, 2021

On this 31st anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Britney Spears conservatorship case is glaring reminder that our laws are still stacked against disabled parents and prospective parents.

disability rights Robyn Powell Jul 24, 2020

The ADA turns 30: Disability Rights are Still at Risk

Robyn Powell Jul 24, 2020

The Americans with Disabilities Act hits a milestone, but health care access, job security, and equal treatment for many disabled Americans remain out of reach.

A collage of voting boxes with the disability wheel chair on it and votes stuffed inside the boxes.

disability rights Robyn Powell Mar 10, 2020

Will Biden and Sanders Ignore the Disabled Community?

Robyn Powell Mar 10, 2020

Unlike many of the former Democratic candidates, the two frontrunners have done little to court the disabled vote. How will they fight for us against an appallingly ableist president?

A photo of an unhoused person in a wheelchair and a sleeping bag outside.

disability rights Robyn Powell Jul 26, 2019

Where Is the “Equality of Opportunity” for the Disabled Community?

Robyn Powell Jul 26, 2019

Today is the 29th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, and yet so many people with disabilities live in poverty. Do the Democratic presidential candidates have a plan for that?

A collage of a sign that says"Medicare for All: Healthcare Is A Right," a pill bottle, and a wheelchair.

disability rights Robyn Powell May 13, 2019

Medicare For All Is Great. Unless the GOP Gets Control

Robyn Powell May 13, 2019

Affordable, quality health care has always been a challenge for people with disabilities. But will government-funded health care address these issues—or make them worse?

A photo of different emojis related to disability, including ASL, braile, service dogs, and wheelchair accessible signs.

disability rights Robyn Powell Jan 15, 2019

I Prefer That You Say I’m “Disabled”

Robyn Powell Jan 15, 2019

“Special needs” indicates that the needs of the disabled are extra, and that can be a matter of life or death.

A photo of a heart monitor that is going into a straight line.

Healthcare Robyn Powell Jun 13, 2018

What If the Pre-existing Condition Mandate Is Repealed?

Robyn Powell Jun 13, 2018

It's not just people with disabilities who are at risk. Half of non-elderly Americans have preexisting conditions and could find themselves uninsured, sick, and out of luck.

A photo of a person in a wheelchair touching a baby stroller

civil rights Robyn Powell Aug 11, 2017

Disabled People Shouldn’t Have to Fight to Be Parents

Robyn Powell Aug 11, 2017

As the writer considers whether to become a mother, she reveals this nation's long history of depriving the right of parenthood to the disabled—which continues to this day.

A collage of disabled people protesting by lying in front of a bus and George Bush signing the ADA.

#TheResistance Robyn Powell Aug 2, 2017

Disability Activists Have Been Fighting For All of Us All Along

Robyn Powell Aug 2, 2017

The fight to save health care has put disabled protestors in the limelight. But this wasn't their first time putting their lives on the line to battle discrimination.

A photo of a mother and her son, who is in a wheelchair, at her son's graduation

AHCA Robyn Powell Jun 15, 2017

Can We Do Away With “Inspiration Porn”?

Robyn Powell Jun 15, 2017

The media’s obsession with stories like the mom who graduated with her disabled son portray us as needy, undermining our fight against a devastating health-care bill that threatens our lives.

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