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A Travesty for the Disability Community: Updates & Public Remarks about Assisted Suicide
Dec 12, 2025
Update from 12/12/25: Governor Pritzker signed this dangerous bill into law today, which was heartbreaking for so many of us.
We had so many people from diverse perspectives who formed an incredible coalition, which was reflected by the candlelight vigil held on December 11, 2025 & which includes members of the disability advocates & organizations. Countless physicians’ associations, independent living centers throughout Illinois, & local disability advocates oppose...
DEIA--A Critical Framework for Inclusion
Dec 06, 2025
What’s missing from DEI? Accessibility. We propose that “DEI” become “DEIA,” with the “A” for “accessibility.” This isn’t cosmetic branding; it’s an overdue acknowledgment of the largest national and global minority—disabled people—and of how consistently our community is overlooked even by well-intentioned social justice efforts.
There are over 70 million disabled adults in the U.S. according to the CDC....
