Disabled Angelenos have been fighting for equal access to city streets for decades. But the city has often treated accessibility as a burden or merely as a matter of legal compliance. Even worse, now city officials are saying that a decades-old legal requirement — adding...
Read MoreThe recent Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 includes a Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 spending bill for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with measures protecting permanent supportive housing (PSH) and other housing and homelessness funding. Read more: https://justiceinaging.org/advocates-help-push-back-on-huds-efforts-to-dismantle-permanent-supportive-housing/...
Read MoreThe Disabled Scholars of Color Collective (DSCC) is a group of disabled scholars of color working in the field of disability studies and beyond. The Collective was created in the context of a gathering of disabled scholars of color in San Francisco, California over Labor...
Read MoreWhat do you call a sexually voracious middle-aged healer, a closeted anti-vaxxer who claims to work in COVID-19 vaccine development, and a self-described “modern Buddhist/artist/neuroscientist”? Read more here...
Read MoreHeart racing. Hands trembling. The room was cold and still. All I could see were tiny dust particles catching the light. In that moment, I found myself face-to-face with the elected leader I had voted for, supported, and believed in, now seated across from me...
Read MoreThe R-word is everywhere again. It’s showing up on social media, in schools, in entertainment, in the media, and in everyday conversations. Read more here...
Read MoreLike many Black Americans, I feel pride each February when our nation’s schools and communities place a special emphasis on Black history and leaders. Of course, Black history is American history and thus should be honored every month, and while I believe progress has been...
Read MoreLooking ahead to the next Administration and Congress, the programs older adults rely on will be at the crux of policy debates and discussions. Older adults and their advocates must be ready to engage so that any decisions that are made are helping us to...
Read MoreBlack disabled history is an aspect of Black history, which informs world history. Black History Month is officially celebrated every year in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, and the UK. During this month, we celebrate the achievements of Black leaders throughout history and while many of...
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