Accommodation isn't a privilege you earn by proving enough suffering.

It's a rights claim owed to every autistic person as a full participant in the systems that govern their life.

#Autism #DisabilityRights #EpistemicJustice #Neurodiversity

This fall, we have big things happening — from voting resources to disability history celebrations and community empowerment. Stay connected and keep speaking up!

Learn more about us at www.pogmd.org

#PeopleOnTheGoMD #selfadvocacy #DisabilityRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
#Maryland

A wastewater plant worker in a Buffalo suburb says colleagues iced him out, hurled slurs, and filed a false pollution report after he came out and got married.

#LGBTQ #WorkplaceRights #DisabilityRights #LGBTQNews

This is a report from January 2026. Thousands of severely disabled Floridian children wait for help while tens of millions funding intended for them goes unused.
#disabilityrights #florida #money

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(4/4) Everyone deserves meaningful access to communication with their loved ones.

#DisabilityRights #DisabilityInclusion #PrisonReform

A potentially transformative #DisabilityRights case for #Guatemala, the Americas and the world is coming to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (#IACtHR).

Matthew “Hezzy” Smith, Michael Ashley Stein & Janet E. Lord explain:
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James wanted more control over his life.

With support, he became his own Social Security payee, secured housing with his sibling, and is now working part-time.

His story shows how the right supports can help people build stability in the community.

#OlmsteadVoices #DisabilityRights

In the next Equality Hour on Monday 14 Sept at 7pm, we will be joined by Jo Jeffries. Join us to learn more about EHCP legal rights why they matter for families across England.

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#EqualityHour #SEND #SENDReforms #EHCP #DisabilityRights #Education #Equality #Inclusion

🚨 Critical Disability Rights Update 🚨The federal government has agreed to a joint court filing seeking to vacate key integration provisions under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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#DisabilityRights #CommunityLiving #Olmstead #Section504 #DisabilityAdvocacy #InclusionMatters

The ADA's promise and its delivery for neurodivergent workers are not the same thing. Time to close that gap.

#DisabilityRights #ADA #Neurodiversity #WorkplaceAccommodation #Manifesto

This week's IL newsletter: The UN General Assembly has adopted a landmark resolution recognising access to assistive technology as a fundamental right.

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#AssistiveTech #DisabilityRights

Interesting article in Eureka Street by Justin Glyn with important FOI and background work by Sam Connor. #NDIS #disabilityrights #auspol tinyurl.com/2vajvhwv

A new DOJ memo says the #ADA doesn't require states to fund community services for disabled people, reversing decades of Olmstead protections. NY advocate: risk of unnecessary institutionalization.
#DisabilityRights

There's still time left to vote! If you haven't registered to vote, you can still do so on the day of the election as long as you meet the requirements. Please check your local polling location for hours. #Vote #DisabilityRights

The lived-experience view of this problem:

Being Heumann: What a 1977 Sit-In Still Teaches Us About Access

Section 504: Law Without Enforcement Is Paper

#Accessibility #ADA #Section504 #DisabilityRights

Fairness doesn’t always mean treating everyone exactly the same. Sometimes it means providing the tools, flexibility, or support someone needs to have equal access and opportunity.

#MythVsFact #DisabilityRights #Accessibility #ReasonableAccommodations #DisabilityInclusion #Equity #ADA #TASH

Tactical accessibility advice:

Connecticut's IQ Cutoff Is a Civil Rights Problem, Not a Budget Problem

Community Impact: Who Bears the Cost of Ineligibility

#Accessibility #ADA #TitleIi #DisabilityRights