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7/28/25: Trump's Anti-Homeless, Anti-Disability EO Was Made Worse by NIMBYism
Note: I'm a bit overextended and will need to make these newsletters every-other-week for the next couple months. I'll also be trimming back the "in other news" section for the time being. Saturday was the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the
7/20/25: Density, Sprawl, and Oakland's Sidewalks
On July 17, the city of Oakland announced a settlement agreement to drastically improve the accessibility of pedestrian rights-of-way across the city over the next 25 years. The settlement is the result of a class-action lawsuit filed by Disability Rights Advocates and 3 other firms on behalf of Michael Curran,
7/14/25: Congestion Pricing is a Huge Disability Win
NYC's congestion pricing is a huge boon to disability independence; the Texas flood response shows the importance of government competence; and a few disability wins of the week.
7/4/25: Disability, Meet Independence
Today is my Crippiversary – 21 years to the day since I broke my neck – which to me is a strange cosmic joke given the whole concept of Independence and disability. Temporarily able-bodied folks often think that they are Independent because they do their own chores and wipe their own ass.