Bringing together research organizations and disability advocacy groups in partnership to learn from each other and drive a disability economic justice agenda.
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Hello world! We're bringing together leading disability organizations, research and advocacy groups, and think tanks to collaborate, learn from each other, and work to finally achieve economic justice for disabled Americans.
Find out more: DEJC.org
ALT Too often, having a disability means economic insecurity. The Disability Economic Justice Collaborative is here to change that.
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11 Dec 2023
It’s one of the fastest-growing types of student loans. How experts would rein it in. wapo.st/41jhoE3
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Time flies! It's been a whole year since the launch of the Voices of Disability Economic Justice project, a commentary series edited by Emily Ladau that shines a light on the economic disparities that disabled people experience.
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We are less than 10 responses away from 100 participants. Today is the final day to respond, can you help us get to 100?! #survey #transportation #airlines #RightsOnFlights #DisabilityTwitter #Disability #Accessibility #NDEAM
Are you a disabled person who has encountered air travel barriers? We want to hear from you! ✈️
Please take and RT our quick survey to support our study on missed markets in consumer aviation. ⬇️ surveymonkey.com/r/JX7RKW8
#RightsOnFlights #JustPlaneWrong #DisabilityTwitter
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Just as people with disabilities do not only practice Disability Pride in July, this National Disability Employment Awareness Month (#NDEAM), commit to expanding the conversation beyond October. Here's how: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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12 Oct 2023
Care work is the backbone of our society. The U.S. has failed to adequately invest in it.
On 10/24: Join @TCFdotorg @CareworkN for a virtual event discussing the new book From Crisis to Catastrophe, and reimagining what the care sector could look like: bit.ly/3RQWVUB
ALT Illustration of person using a wheelchair. The wheelchair is being pushed by another person. White text on red background reads: From Crisis to Catastrophe: Care, Covid, and Pathways to Change. Tuesday October 24, 1:00-2:00pm ET. Register online at carecrisis.eventbrite.com.
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Disability Economic Justice Collaborative retweeted
11 Oct 2023
This is BAD
#CripTheVote
10 Oct 2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes it easier for authorities to compel treatment for people with mental illness or addiction issues. apnews.com/article/californi…
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New in the Voices of Disability Economic Justice series: Mary-Faith Martinez opens up about stigma she encounters as a young chronically ill person who has struggled to find an accessible work & receives financial support from her parents.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: respond to the Transportation Accessibility #Survey by Friday, October 13. Influence #transportation #accessibility policymaking to ensure the future of air travel is inclusive to all. Every data point counts! #DisabilityRights #Accessibility #JustPlaneWrong
DisCo, The DEJC is conducting a domestic survey of airline accessibility. If you are someone with a disability interested in influencing airline accessibility, please fill out our 5-10 min survey: surveymonkey.com/r/JX7RKW8 #DisCo #DisabilityTwitter #Disability #RightsOnFlights
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments to determine whether or not a disabled person acting as a tester should be able to challenge ADA violations in court.
If we lose tester standing, how will we enforce our rights?
We must #ProtectADA
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Today, we'll be live-tweeting a conversation on disability and housing with @AmandaAndere, @AllieCannington, and @DisabilityPower's Dessa Cosma.
Follow along using the hashtag #DisabilityPhilanthropy.
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DisCo, The DEJC is conducting a domestic survey of airline accessibility. If you are someone with a disability interested in influencing airline accessibility, please fill out our 5-10 min survey: surveymonkey.com/r/JX7RKW8 #DisCo #DisabilityTwitter #Disability #RightsOnFlights
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As National Disability Employment Awareness Month (#NDEAM) begins, remember: to achieve economic justice, we must break down systemic barriers to employment opportunities for disabled people. Our #VoicesofDEJ blogs offer insights on many of these barriers. tcf.org/topics/economy-jobs/…
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Are you a disabled person who has encountered air travel barriers? We want to hear from you! ✈️
Please take and RT our quick survey to support our study on missed markets in consumer aviation. ⬇️ surveymonkey.com/r/JX7RKW8
#RightsOnFlights #JustPlaneWrong #DisabilityTwitter
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26 Sep 2023
Did you know today marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Rehabilitation (Rehab) Act of 1973? It was the first federal legislation to address access and equity for disabled people.
Learn more by checking out this interview series, 504 at 50. section504at50.org
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Disability Economic Justice Collaborative retweeted
26 Sep 2023
Today is the 50th anniversary of both the Rehabilitation Act and the Access Board! 🎉 Signed on September 26, 1973, the #RehabAct created the Board to enforce the #ABA and develop #accessible design standards. Through our work, we promote #equality for people with #disabilities.
ALT Graphic of the Access Board star logo in white and red over a blue background. A ring of 12 smaller grey stars surround the larger star in the center. Above, text reads, "United States Access Board, 1973 to 2023." Below, text reads, "50 years advancing accessibility, inclusion, and equality."
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For years, researchers say it was difficult to study health inequities that people with disabilities experience, because the way this population was classified by the NIH limited access to funding.
Now, that's changed:
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For Aja Hannah, an autistic mom of neurodivergent kids, the lack of systemic supports available takes both an emotional and economic toll.
Read her perspective in our latest Voices of Disability Economic Justice piece.
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Do you have a story to share that shines a light on the economic disparities that disabled people experience?
Read our submission guidelines and send us a pitch! Pay for accepted pieces is $500.
#VoicesOfDEJ #DisabilityTwitter tcf.org/disability-economic-…
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13 Sep 2023
listen to disabled people 💖
ALT Digital illustration of a large group of disabled people of different ethnicities, ages, and genders. Among the crowd are service and emotional support animals. There’s two smaller protest signs that read, ‘I shouldn’t lose benefits when I get married.’ And ‘ban subminimum wage’ the main sign reads, ‘disabled people are expert of their own lives and know what they need.’
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With the school year in full swing, our newest #VoicesOfDEJ blog offers a powerful reflection on the financial and emotional fears that accompany seeking mental health support as an incoming college student.
Give it a read ⬇️
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