Policy analyst, PR consultant and freelance writer focused on the intersection of disability, climate change, and urbanism. BA Geography and MPP from UC Berkeley, founder of DisabilitYIMBY.
Apologies for the Gap between Posts (again) For most of this year, a pressure sore has forced me to spend about half the time that I'm in my chair just full-on tilted back like I’m at the dentist. That limited how many hours I could use my
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California’s insurance and land use policies, combined with our nation’s economic policies that punish PWDs, drive seniors and PWDs to disproportionately live in fire-prone areas that are difficult to evacuate.
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Berkeley is the home of the modern disability Rights movement. But anti-housing activism in the '60s and '70s made the town inhospitable to people with disabilities...
Hello lovely readers! Apologies for my extended absence – as I mentioned in a prior newsletter, I had to focus on some health things and then catching up with the rest of life meant this sat on the back burner for a bit. When I started back on DisabilitYIMBY a couple
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WalletHub ranks disability-friendly cities, new housing for blind & visually impaired folks breaks ground in Vegas, and more...
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A trio of important articles lead the week
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Because the VA should use its land for veterans, not outside leases
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Technically a roundup for last week's news: I break down PBS's feature on disability and the housing shortage, the NYT fails at covering housing policy, and lots of links!
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