A new wave of disability media disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/media-…. #DisabilityInclusion #Accessibility #Ableism #Media cc: Antonio Vieira Santos Neil Milliken Andy Imparato Eduardo Meza-Etienne, MSc, MIM, CPACC, ADS Cátia Malaquias VirginiaKnowltonMarc Ginger Lerner-Wren Vivian G. Cheung, MD Mark Crenshaw

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. First celebrated in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives, today we take the opportunity to continue conversations about mental health, how to tackle stigma, and how to create a society…

@CalSCDDis looking for a new Deputy Director!
This is a readvertisement. If you have previously applied, you do not need to resubmit an application. The final filing date is May 5, 2024.
Learn more about the position and how to apply here: calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jo…

Over the last week we in California took a number of important steps to address health care affordability.

✅ We put in place a health care spending target.

✅ We are making over-the-counter Naloxone available at half the market price.

#HealthyCaliforniaForAll

Out today! Please stop what you’re doing and get this book 📖

A Life Impossible by the one and only; Mr Steve Gleason - "Live Impossible" 🙏

The #504 rule is out! Thank you HHS.gov for reiterating the importance of access to the internet for blind, deaf and physically impaired communities, barring medical decisions rooted in stigma and bias, and so much more! hhs.gov/about/news/202…

Episode 1 of season 2 is so good. I can’t wait for the rest of the season! Good job ParisHilton, Caroline Cole, Rebecca Mellinger and Chelsea Maldonado

Waiting for the revised HHS.gov regulation for Section 504 of the Rehab Act?

Posted (unpublished, scheduled for publication on 5/9) and available for review:

federalregister.gov/public-inspect…

#DisabilityTwitter #AdminLaw #HealthEquity

This is historic and important! Kudos Secretary Xavier Becerra Sam Bagenstos Alison Barkoff & everyone at @hhsgov who worked on this! hhs.gov/about/news/202…

America’s tents are pitched on shameful truths wapo.st/3Wp0XWq

Opinion: California's budget deficit will force difficult cuts. This one should be the easiest latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Rehab operator paid kickbacks to 'body brokers' in exchange for patients, prosecutors say latimes.com/california/sto…

6 ways the Biden administration is lowering drug prices for seniors washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

In L.A., thousands of newer apartments have rent caps. Tenants don't always know. latimes.com/california/sto…

Monthly payments of $1,000 could get thousands of homeless people off the streets, researchers say latimes.com/california/sto…

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Shannon Sharpe under fire for ‘invalidating’ Amanda Seales' experiences with autism, racism latimes.com/entertainment-…

'Disability Intimacy' starts a long-overdue conversation latimes.com/opinion/story/…

2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention ⁦HHS.gov⁩ ⁦SPRC⁩ ⁦Action Alliance⁩ ⁦Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D.⁩ ⁦⁩⁦Eduardo Vega⁩ ⁦Pete Miller 🇺🇸⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁦Victor Armstrong, MSW⁩ ⁦Robin Cogan 🟧⁩ ⁦Charles Curie⁩ hhs.gov/programs/preve…

Today, we celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth by honoring beloved poet & disability rights activist Laura Hershey. Here's part of her famous poem, “You Get Proud By Practicing':

Remember, you weren’t the one
Who made you ashamed,
But you are the one
Who can make you proud.