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Sara Luterman

Sara Luterman

Disability & Aging Reporter at The 19th

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  • English
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Trans people and people of color have been quietly erased from national caregiving plan

The decision ignores the stark reality that underserved communities experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes, advocates say.
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Alice Wong, disability justice advocate and author, dies at 51

Wong envisioned a world where disabled people, particularly those from multiple marginalized backgrounds, could live freely and with full autonomy.
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Older women once trusted Social Security. Now they aren’t so sure.

Diminished confidence in government institutions under President Trump and fears about the economy at large could explain the shift, experts say.
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Trump’s attempt to gut special education office has some conservati...

The president called the layoffs a part of cuts to “Democrat programs,” but children across the nation would be impacted.
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This isn’t the first time moms have been blamed for their kids’ autism

One of the earliest theories of autism is centered on “refrigerator mothers.” Echoes of it can be found in plans to Make America Healthy Again.
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What it means to have a woman in a wheelchair featured on U.S. curr...

The late disability justice co-founder and activist Stacey Park Milbern is the first woman in a wheelchair featured on U.S. currency and the first person whose wheelchair is actually shown.
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In life and in art, Patty Berne made space for disabled people to t...

The influential artist and organizer died in May at the age of 58. Her work championed queer people and women of color who felt excluded by the mainstream disability rights movement.
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Some disabled workers are making pennies per hour. Will that change...

Conservative opinions on subminimum wage are mixed, but some advocates are optimistic that the new administration will continue working to phase it out.
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A disability policy champion’s time in Congress has come to an end

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey was instrumental in passing multiple pieces of bipartisan legislation to advance the rights and well-being of people with disabilities.
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Inside Rep. Jennifer Wexton’s emotional final meeting with the fami...

In a "full circle moment," Wexton met with parents of children with disabilities and complex medical needs to discuss her legacy and what comes next.
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Volunteers with wheelchair vans are ensuring disabled voters have a...

Roll 2 the Polls is transforming Election Day accessibility by providing rides to vote for people with physical disabilities.
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Harris’ Medicare proposal could transform long-term care for the mi...

In announcing her plan for long-term care on the popular morning show “The View,” the vice president spoke directly to caregivers and older adults, most of whom are women.
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North Carolina’s Mark Robinson faces new scrutiny after reports of ...

The GOP gubernatorial candidate, backed by Trump, called himself a ‘black Nazi’ and made comments on abortion and porn featuring trans women that contradict his public stances, CNN reported Thursday.
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Today is the first Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day

Disabled women make 50 cents for every dollar a non-disabled man makes. The gap is even steeper for Black, Latina and Indigenous disabled women. 
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Harris calls lies spread by Trump about Haitian immigrants ‘a cryin...

The vice president and Democratic presidential nominee did not say whether she thought the federal government should respond to false rumors about Springfield, Ohio.
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‘We did that’: Disabled activists respond to Trump’s debate claim t...

Advocates who protested the Trump administration’s efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in 2017 say the former president’s claim was “incredibly insulting.”
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Biden recaps five decades of disability policy work in final ADA co...

In an address to the disability community, the president summed up his work on both legislation and regulation, including co-sponsoring the Americans with Disabilities Act as a young senator.
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New documentary sheds light on disability, infertility and one Para...

“Watershed” charts five-time medalist Mallory Weggemann’s struggle to have a child and to continue her swimming career.
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How the DNC is prioritizing accessibility for all at this year’s co...

From wheelchair accommodations to live audio description, new wide-ranging considerations center 850 attendees with disabilities, including 560 disabled delegates
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Disabled voters were excited about their own Zoom call for Harris. ...

While organizers say the call was a success, participants and community leaders are frustrated by a lack of substance, organization and policy discussion.
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