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Help Tom Olin with the ADA 25 Tour
photo by Tom Olin Help Tom Olin get The 2008 “Road to Freedom Bus” back on the road (see photo below).The bus, a 35’ foot RV, is slated to join The ADA Legacy Project’s (TALP) national Legacy Tour to celebrate … Continue reading
Yoo Hoo! LBJ Presidential Library…Disability Rights ARE Civil Rights
Once in awhile something wonderful makes me fall in love with the disability movement all over again. I am now heart expanded and all a flutter mushily loving our people, our leaders, our head over heels commitment to full societal … Continue reading
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Tagged ada, ADAPT, Bob Kafka, civil rights, disability rights, LBJ presidential library, NCD, NDLA, TALP, Tom Olin
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R U Ready??? Emergency Preparedness in Disability World
Portlight Strategies is a wonderful organization that serves people with disabilities and their families when disaster strikes. Paul Timmons started the program after hurricane Katrina. He was disgusted that some groups were trying to raise beaucoup bucks to set … Continue reading
Olin Cover Photo on Johns Hopkins History of Medicine Bulletin
Johns Hopkins University has selected the photo “Disabled and Proud” from the Olin Collection for the cover of their “Bulletin of the History of Medicine”-Volume 87, Number 4, Winter 2013. Johns Hopkin’s purchased the photo from social documentarian Tom Olin. … Continue reading
Social Justice and Ableist Language Matters
Here at DRC, we don’t usually reprint full blog posts. I suppose that is because we are full of our own political opinions and focus largely on action oriented press releases or important disability rights controversies. Language matters and that … Continue reading
Disability Grassroots Meets Times Square: Not Dead Yet/ADAPT Ad
Not Dead Yet and ADAPT are two disability rights groups that have remained true to their roots and community organizing principles. So it is with great delight and excitement that DRC posts their press release about the SUPERSCREEN ADS IN … Continue reading
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Tagged ADAPT, disability rights, Not Dead Yet, Times Square ads
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Atrocious Discrimination Against Students With Disabilities in NYC
Here at DRC, we have to share Michelle Daimant’s important article on the NYC public school’s misuse of emergency room’s as a timeout room. It is enough to upset your stomach and chill you to your toes. Michelle writes for … Continue reading
Take Action on the Horrid Proposed Mental Health Act
Two days ago we posted about the draconian mental health law proposed by Rep. Murphy. Michael Bailey, Past President of the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) has listed some talking points to argue against the act and also urges you … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Rights, Mental Health
Tagged Congress, disability rights, forced drugging, mental health, Michael Bailey, pharmaceutical, Rep. Murphy
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More About CRPD
Huffington Post features Judy Heumann’s blog on CRPD. Here at DRC we think it is worth a read so we are posting it in full. After you read it,have a ten minute rest and refresh before you TAKE ACTION! The … Continue reading
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Tagged Disabilities Treaty, disability rights, Huffington Post, international, Judy Heumann
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Happy 14 Birthday Olmstead… a Dream Unrealized
Langston Hughes wrote “Nothing lights a fire like a dream deferred.” Here in disability nation we have so many dreams deferred there ought to be quite the conflagration. The Olmstead case heads the list of dreams deferred because one cannot … Continue reading
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Tagged ADAPT, Curt Decker, disability rights, Michael Bailey, NDRN, Olmstead, Tom Olin
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