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Linda McMahon announced today further dismantling of the Dept. of Education, making good on the previously announced plan to move the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The move is part of an ongoing effort by the Trump administration to hollow out the Department […] The post Offices of Special Education and…
Authoritarianism is a disability rights issue. Immigration is a disability rights issue. And , as we’ve seen throughout the escalations over the past year, disabled people are particularly vulnerable to abuse by extrajudicial secret police and unregulated detention camps. Some of the disability-related ICE stories from the past two weeks include: A father in the […] The post ICE and Disability…
Action Items: Get your vaccinations up to date as soon as possible. Due to widespread antivax sentiment, the US is poised to lose its measles-free designation. Ask your state to join a state-level public health collaborative (a body that issues governing advice from medical professionals instead of a partisan CDC) if they haven’t yet. Protect […] The post Weeks 40-42 Updates first appeared on…
1. On Friday, October 10, the Department of Education fired nearly the entire Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), including the subdepartments OSEP and RSA. Implications are uncertain. However, more information on the current function of OSERS: OSERS oversees the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) the law that gives disabled kids a right […] The post Weeks 38 +…
