Disability Economic Justice Collaborative
@DEJCollab
Bringing together research organizations and disability advocacy groups in partnership to learn from each other and drive a disability economic justice agenda.
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We are less than 10 responses away from 100 participants. Today is the final day to respond, can you help us get to 100?! #survey #transportation #airlines #RightsOnFlights #Disability Twitter #Disability #Accessibility #NDEAM
Care work is the backbone of our society. The U.S. has failed to adequately invest in it.
On 10/24: Join The Century Foundation + Carework Network for a virtual event discussing the new book From Crisis to Catastrophe, and reimagining what the care sector could look like: bit.ly/3RQWVUB
New in the Voices of Disability Economic Justice series: Mary-Faith Martinez opens up about stigma she encounters as a young chronically ill person who has struggled to find an accessible work & receives financial support from her parents.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: respond to the Transportation Accessibility #Survey by Friday, October 13. Influence #transportation #accessibility policymaking to ensure the future of air travel is inclusive to all. Every data point counts! #DisabilityRights #Accessibility #JustPlaneWrong
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments to determine whether or not a disabled person acting as a tester should be able to challenge ADA violations in court.
If we lose tester standing, how will we enforce our rights?
We must #ProtectADA
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Today, we'll be live-tweeting a conversation on disability and housing with Amanda Misiko Andere She/Her, Allie Cannington, and Detroit Disability Power's Dessa Cosma.
Follow along using the hashtag #DisabilityPhilanthropy .
I had never heard the term ' #MedicaidDivorce ' before the last few years.
The idea that families are forced to choose between each other and health care, is unacceptable.
#DemolishDisabledPoverty
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DisCo, The DEJC is conducting a domestic survey of airline accessibility. If you are someone with a disability interested in influencing airline accessibility, please fill out our 5-10 min survey: surveymonkey.com/r/JX7RKW8 #DisCo #Disability Twitter #Disability #RightsOnFlights
My latest at The Nation
“the current structure of the program and its asset limits ensure that low-income seniors, disabled people, and their families, are never able to move away from a life of poverty”
#DemolishDisabledPoverty #CripTheVote
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Are you a disabled person who has encountered air travel barriers? We want to hear from you! ✈️
Please take and RT our quick survey to support our study on missed markets in consumer aviation. ⬇️ surveymonkey.com/r/JX7RKW8
#RightsOnFlights #JustPlaneWrong #DisabilityTwitter
Today is the 50th anniversary of both the Rehabilitation Act and the Access Board! 🎉 Signed on September 26, 1973, the #RehabAct created the Board to enforce the #ABA and develop #accessible design standards. Through our work, we promote #equality for people with #disabilities .
For Aja Hannah, an autistic mom of neurodivergent kids, the lack of systemic supports available takes both an emotional and economic toll.
Read her perspective in our latest Voices of Disability Economic Justice piece.
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Do you have a story to share that shines a light on the economic disparities that disabled people experience?
Read our submission guidelines and send us a pitch! Pay for accepted pieces is $500.
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