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ALT Today, the President held a press conference with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other members of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leadership. During the press conference, speakers shared harmful, false information about autism, acetaminophen, and vaccines. An HHS that does not provide accurate information to the President and make safe, science-informed decisions puts us all at grave risk. ASAN will release a full statement about this in the coming days. Today and always: autistic people belong.
ALT A Black person, a white person, and three Asian people pose together smiling at the camera. They are all wearing REV UP t-shirts. Above them is the title “Every Election Your Vote Matters.” Below their photo is a text box that reads: Local politics shape our lives: state officials decide how Medicaid and Medicare work; city councils and city officials make decisions around transportation, housing, parks, policing and more; School boards decide program funding and education policies.” A banner at the bottom reads: Disability Voting Rights Week, aapd.com/disability-voting-rights-week.
ALT Resource: Social Security and Running for Office: What You Need to Know. Read: disabilityvictory.org/resources. Disability Victory.
ALT Thursday, July 10, 2025, 2-3 PM Eastern. Introduction to Lobbying. Rebecca Lamorte, Disability Victory Board Member, Lobbyist, and 2021 Candidate for NYC Council. ASL Interpretation | CART Captions. Register: disabilityvictory.org/events
ALT Monday, July 14, 2025, 1:30 PM Eastern: All Politics are Local: Organizing for Change at the Local Level Dom Kelly, Co-Founder, President, and CEO of New Disabled South, Disability Victory Board Member ASL Interpretation | CART Captions Register Disability Victory
ALT A graphic with "postponed" in large red text. "Introduction to Lobbying." Rebecca Lamorte, Disability Victory Board Member, Lobbyist, and 2021 Candidate for NYC Council ASL Interpretation | CART Captions Register (at the link in our bio) Disability Victory. Features a headshot of Rebecca Lamorte, a white woman with curly brown hair wearing a gray dress.
ALT May 29, 2025, 2-3 PM Eastern: Introduction to Lobbying. Rebecca Lamorte, Disability Victory Board Member, Lobbyist, and 2021 Candidate for NYC Council ASL Interpretation | CART Captions Register (at the link in our bio) Disability Victory. Features a headshot of Rebecca Lamorte, a white woman with curly brown hair wearing a gray dress.
ALT May 29, 2025, 2-3 PM Eastern: Introduction to Lobbying. Rebecca Lamorte, Disability Victory Board Member, Lobbyist, and 2021 Candidate for NYC Council ASL Interpretation | CART Captions Register (at the link in our bio) Disability Victory. Features a headshot of Rebecca Lamorte, a white woman with curly brown hair wearing a gray dress.
ALT May 29, 2025, 2-3 PM Eastern: Introduction to Lobbying. Rebecca Lamorte, Disability Victory Board Member, Lobbyist, and 2021 Candidate for NYC Council ASL Interpretation | CART Captions Register (at the link in our bio) Disability Victory. Features a headshot of Rebecca Lamorte, a white woman with curly brown hair wearing a gray dress.
ALT Save the Date! Upcoming Trainings. Introduction to Lobbying: Thursday, May 29 | 2:00 PM Eastern Organizing for Change at the Local Level Monday, July 14 | 1:30 PM Eastern ASL Interpretation and CART Captioning Provided. Features a photo from Disabled and Here of a Black man sitting at a computer, wearing a mask. He is stationed in front of bookcases.
ALT Disability Justice for Palestine Event: April 15, 11hEST, 18h Palestine. register at: https://bit.ly/DJPTA
ALT A purple and light blue graphic reads: Disability Victory Co-Founder & Vice President Neal Carter for American Bar Association’s Disability Activist Spotlight Series: “We at Disability Victory believe that a disabled, progressive candidate's job is not to convince a voter that their disability will not prevent them from being an effective leader, but instead to convince a voter that they are the best option to represent them at any level of government.”
ALT Title on white background: "ACL Cuts: A Crisis for Disabled and Aging Communities."
ALT New from Disability Victory: Findings from the 2025 Disabled Progressive Priorities Survey www.disabilityvictory.org/news/2025-survey
ALT Key Findings: In 2025, disabled leaders have mixed feelings about getting involved in electoral politics Of those who are open to the idea of electoral politics, the majority are interested in working on campaigns in 2025. Of those interested in running for office, they are most interested in running for local or state office. Disabled progressives who want to mobilize through electoral politics have questions about accessing accommodations on the campaign trail, and they’re concerned about ableism.
ALT Key findings: While electoral politics may not be the highest priority in 2025, disabled progressives are ready to mobilize through other forms of leadership, such as: Policy and issue-based advocacy Activism and direct action Digital organizing Mutual aid organizing Disabled progressives know that every policy issue is a disability issue. Respondents’ priorities for 2025 are: Affordable and accessible housing Disability rights law Health care access Social Security and Medicaid Reproductive justice