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Texas' abortion ban will also affect people with disabilities and the services they receive in the years to come.

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Policy plays a big part in this beat, too — when the Texas Legislature was set on vouchers, we broke down the exact impact on students with disabilities in special education.
texastribune.org/2023/10/26/tex…

Today is my last day at Texas Tribune, and it's the last day of my disability reporting fellowship with The New York Times.

I'm so grateful for all the time I've gotten to spend on the disability beat, and for the newsrooms that gave me the resources to make it possible. 🧵

People with disabilities get trapped in hospitals because of miscommunication and there's often nowhere for them to go to receive care:

texastribune.org/2024/03/28/tex…

Medicaid waiver programs for Texans with disabilities became a huge part of the beat I created here — it's almost impossible to navigate the bureaucracy + consistently access care. Here are some of those stories.

One pay raise wasn't enough: texastribune.org/2023/09/11/tex…

This is a fantastic book, folks. Would be an outstanding gift to a Taylor Swift fan in your life. x.com/carynrose/stat…

What challenges do people with disabilities face in securing affordable and accessible housing?

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A Houston woman miscarried in a restroom toilet in the ER lobby while her husband called 911 for help, as hospital staff refused to help her.

There is no other way to say it: extremist GOP politicians and judges have blood on their hands.

Bring on November.

If you’re curious about Taylor Swift’s #TSTTPD reference to Patti Smith, Caryn Rose can help! EXCELLENT book

It infuriates me that all the burden of keeping unsafe older drivers off the road in the US is placed on family members, who are often powerless to stop them. This is a national, systemic problem that has a governmental solution. nytimes.com/2024/04/19/wel…

While in St. Louis, I stopped by Target to run a few errands and check out the paperback of my book, #TheLightWeCarry . I left behind a few signed copies – if you find them, let me know!

“I cannot ... overstate the emotional response of watching a human being engulfed in flames and to watch his body be lifted into on a gurney.”

— CNN's Laura Coates describes the emotions of seeing someone appear to set themself on fire outside the Trump NY trial courthouse

America is deeply, deeply unwell.

Just minutes after the full jury was selected in Donald Trump's New York hush money criminal trial, someone appears to have set themself on fire outside the courthouse, per CNN's Laura Coates.

All I know is Laura Coates is a remarkable person! In front of courthouse to report on Trump trial,protester behind her evidently set himself on fire. I can’t fathom how she was able to remain so calm as it all unfurled. Can’t imagine how everyone present will process this

NEW REPORT: Since Roe was overturned by SCOTUS, pregnant women are being turned away from US emergency rooms - even by security guards - and are being forced to miscarry or give birth alone in ER lobbies and parking lots. apnews.com/article/pregna…