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Center for Racial and Disability Justice

@crdjustice.bsky.social

Promoting justice for people of color, people with disabilities, and individuals at the intersection of race & disability. Housed at UCLA School of Law. Reposts not endorsements. https://linktr.ee/crdjustice

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Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 2d ago

Jimberly Understood the Assignment 🦝 Jimothy may be the internet's newest disabled icon, but let's hear it for Jimberly, the mother who reportedly stayed close, moved at his pace, and helped him remain part of the raccoon family. www.youtube.com/shorts/W-Epd...

Jimothy the raccoon's mom, Jimberly, refused to leave him behind 💙 🦝 #shorts #jimothy

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Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · last wk.

Thirty-six years ago, the ADA was won through years of organizing, protest, legal advocacy, and coalition-building led by disabled people. While it transformed this country, its promise remains unfinished, and today, many of its protections are under attack. #ADA36 #DisabilityPrideMonth

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 2w ago

A Declaration of Interdependence: Disability Pride & the Next 250 Years of Freedom This #DisabilityPrideMonth, help shape a living community declaration on what freedom, access, care, and justice should mean for the next 250 years. Share your perspective: 🔗 padlet.com/crdjustice/i...

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 3w ago

Yesterday, we submitted a public comment urging CMS to withdraw its interim final rule establishing a Medicaid “community engagement” requirement for certain adult Medicaid applicants & enrollees. Comments are due July 31. Read the letter at CRDJustice.org/public-comment-letters [1/3]

Black graphic enclosed by a white rounded border. At the top, a blue label reads “RECOMMENDATIONS,” and a white outlined label reads “DUE: 07/31/2026.” White bullet points state: “This is a Medicaid termination rule, not a work-support policy”; “The exclusions and exceptions are inadequate, administratively fragile, and likely to produce exemption churn”; “It will cause eligible people to lose coverage”; “It threatens disabled people’s health, community living, caregiving, presumptive eligibility, and access to crisis care”; “The rule will deepen inequity through surveillance, data matching, managed care involvement, and uneven implementation”; and “CMS should withdraw the rule because mitigation cannot fix its fundamental failures.” Near the bottom, an envelope icon appears beside the words “SUBMIT A LETTER TELLING THEM WHAT YOU THINK!” The footer reads “Learn How At” and CRDJustice.org.

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 4w ago

☀️ Happy Summer & Disability Pride Month! CRDJ’s July newsletter is here, with updates on recent events, our new Climate Futures Toolkit, new resources, and more. Read at: tinyurl.com/CRDJ-Newsletter-Archive And, sign up to receive future newsletters at: tinyurl.com/CRDJ-Newsletter-SignUp

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · last mo.

CALL IT WHAT IT DOES: a Medicaid termination rule! CMS’s new Medicaid rule framed as community engagement ties coverage to verification and paperwork. Eligible people can still be denied or terminated. Public comments are due by July 31. Links in full carousel at CRDJustice.org/resources. [1/8]

Red graphic with large bold text reading, “Call it what it does Medicaid termination rule.” The top says “Center for Racial & Disability Justice” with slide number 1. A yellow circle with a red arrow appears on the lower right. A bottom banner includes a document icon and reads, “Rule: CMS-2454-IFC” and “Comments due: July 31, 2026.”

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · last mo.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, but the close decision shows citizenship remains contested. Our new carousel rethinks citizenship through a disability justice lens & calls for a future where everyone belongs! View with links at: tinyurl.com/Citizenship-Carousel [1/11]

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · last mo.

The 14th Amendment is the cornerstone of our democracy. On Tuesday, the court held back from dismantling the fundamental right to birthright citizenship, but with a slim majority that makes the reprieve not just a relief, but a warning.

The Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship

A 5-4 decision shows the nation is one vote away from creating a subclass of children.

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Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · last mo.

Pride is the right to exist, not the obligation to change! As Pride Month ends and Disability Pride Month begins, we are releasing a new report "From Conversion to Compliance: ABA, Conversion Therapy, and the Harm of Normalization." Read now at CRDJustice.org/resources. [1/2]

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · last mo.

The Supreme Court strikes down Trump's attack on birthright citizenship. By a 5–4 vote, it holds that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born of unauthorized and temporary immigrants. Roberts and Barrett join the three liberals. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · last mo.

Today, CRDJ and co-signers submitted a public comment opposing OMB’s financial assistance rule, which would make it harder for funded programs and research to identify barriers, study disparities, protect independent research, and serve communities. [1/5] Read: www.crdjustice.org/public-comme...

Black graphic with a white rounded border and header labels reading “RECOMMENDATIONS” and “DUE: 7/13/2026.” Large white bullet points list five recommendations: “Accountability Requires Access,” “Disparate Impact Is Evidence, Not Bias,” “Research Integrity Requires Independence,” “Accessible Research Serves the Public,” and “Stable Funding Sustains Public Trust.” Near the bottom, an envelope icon appears beside the text “SUBMIT A LETTER TELLING THEM WHAT YOU THINK!” followed by “Learn How At” and “CRDJustice.org.”

All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · last mo.

WATCH: According to Bloomberg Law, Stephen Miller was behind a DOJ memo that lets states institutionalize Americans with disabilities instead of funding the community care that allows them to remain home—undoing decades of reform and precedent.

Stephen Miller memo EXPOSES plan to punish Americans with disabilities

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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · last mo.

The Census Bureau reversed an update its race and ethnicity standards. Two weeks later, Russell Vought's think tank called the standards 'an existential threat to the American republic.'

Census Bureau Quietly Scraps Plan for Improved Data Collection on Race and Ethnicity

The Census Bureau is walking back plans to unveil a new, more...

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Reproductive Freedom Caucus @reprocaucus.bsky.social · last mo.

📺 We are live NOW! Tune in 👇

Reproductive Freedom Caucus@reprocaucus.bsky.social · last mo.

Going live with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, @demwomencaucus.bsky.social, and @housedemocrats.bsky.social to mark the aftermath of 4 years without #Roe. Tune in here📺: democraticleader.house.gov/live

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · last mo.

27 years ago today, the Supreme Court decided Olmstead v. L.C., holding that unjustified segregation of disabled people may violate the ADA. Olmstead remains the law, but a recent DOJ opinion could weaken how it is interpreted and enforced. [1/10] Full carousel w/ links: tinyurl.com/Olmstead-CRDJ

Graphic titled “Olmstead Under Attack.” Text states that 27 years after the Supreme Court recognized segregation as disability discrimination, Olmstead’s promise is being hollowed out by cuts, waitlists, criminalization, guardianship, federal retreat, and renewed forms of confinement and control. An illustration at the bottom contrasts institutional buildings with community housing.

Emory Law Journal @emorylawjournal.bsky.social · last mo.

Professor Raj has published “Process Failures, Unremedied Harms, and Students with Disabilities,” in Volume 75 of the Emory Law Journal.

Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

And four days short of Olmstead's twenty-seventh birthday, Donald Trump's DOJ issues an OLC opinion that essentially rejects that ruling and all but directs DOJ and HHS to pull their community integration regulations and end their community integration work: www.justice.gov/olc/media/14...

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National Health Law Program@nhelp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Twenty-seven years after Olmstead, the right to live and receive services in the community remains worth defending. As Medicaid faces unprecedented cuts, Dania Douglas reflects on the decision’s legacy. https://healthlaw.org/celebrating-27-years-of-olmstead-v-lois-curtis-elaine-wilson/

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are excited to launch our Climate Futures Toolkit, a new resource exploring the intersection of disability justice, environmental justice, & climate justice. [1/2] Explore the toolkit: CRDJustice.org/climate-futures #ClimateJustice #DisabilityJustice #EnvironmentalJustice

Graphic announcing the launch of CRDJ's Climate Futures Toolkit. The graphic features a blue-to-green gradient background with a MacBook laptop centered on the page displaying the Climate Futures Toolkit webpage. The webpage banner shows an aerial view of a forest canopy and the title “Climate Futures,” along with the phrase “Environmental Justice is Disability Justice.” Large white text at the top of the graphic reads “New Climate Futures Toolkit!” Additional text at the bottom reads “Making Disability Visible in Environmental Justice” and includes the URL: CRDJustice.org/climate-futures. The graphic promotes a new online resource exploring the intersection of disability justice, environmental justice, and climate justice.

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund @dredf.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Trump Administration plans to move special ed & civil rights offices out of the Department of Ed. These offices oversee IDEA & enforce disability civil rights protections. Congress created the Department of Ed - and only Congress can change it. Our statement on this: dredf.org/this-isnt-re...

Large yellow text reading, “Special Education is Under Attack.” Smaller white text explains that the Trump Administration plans to illegally remove special education and civil rights offices from the U.S. Department of Education, which would leave students and families confused, frustrated, and less protected. Below, a wrecking ball hangs beside a tall stack of books, symbolizing threats to education. A red arrow on the right indicates to scroll.

A photo at the top shows a student who uses a manual wheelchair with classmates and an educator in a school hallway. Large text asks, “What Is Happening?” The graphic explains that the U.S. Department of Education plans to move the offices responsible for special education and civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies. It states these offices help enforce disability rights, oversee special education services, and hold schools accountable for discrimination.

Large yellow text asks, “What Offices Are Impacted?” The graphic explains that the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) helps enforce the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), ensuring disabled students receive a free public education that meets their needs. It also explains that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) protects students from discrimination based on disability, race, sex, and other protected characteristics. A photo at the bottom shows students working together in a classroom. A red arrow indicates to scroll.

A photo at the top shows a student meeting one-on-one with an educator at a classroom table. Large text asks, “Why Does It Matter?” The graphic explains that families rely on these offices to help students with disabilities receive services, supports, and civil rights protections. It states that moving the offices out of the Department of Education without congressional approval is illegal, weakens accountability, makes it harder for families to know where to seek help when rights are violated, and increases delays in receiving support. A red arrow indicates to scroll.

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Pride began as a protest, and for many LGBTQ+ people, that spirit remains as urgent as ever. This year’s CRDJ Pride playlist, Be Gay. Do Crime., draws on a long-standing phrase associated with queer resistance and refusal. [1/4] Listen at: tinyurl.com/Pride-CRDJams

A pastel rainbow graphic promotes CRDJ’s Pride playlist, Be Gay. Cause Trouble. A mock music player displays album art featuring a Progress Pride flag and the words “be gay. cause trouble.” Beside it, a “Now Playing” list includes songs by Dog Park Dissidents, Charlie Hanson, Rina Sawayama, Gossip, The Tom Robinson Band, The Muslims, Team Dresch, Feminine Aggression, and Deep Dickollective. Pink play icons appear next to each song, and “YouTube.com/@CRDJustice” is shown at the bottom.

A pastel rainbow graphic continues CRDJ’s Pride playlist with a two-column song list and pink play icons. Featured artists include Dream Nails, Worriers, Against Me!, Shea Diamond, Angel Haze and SZA, Shamir, Ezra Furman, Villano Antillano, Partner, Dazey and the Scouts, Wet Leg, Rina Sawayama, Janelle Monáe, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Bronski Beat, Pet Shop Boys, teddy<3, ANOHNI and the Johnsons, SAULT, and Alaska y Dinarama. The soft rainbow background matches the first playlist graphic.

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Alternative Mental Health Crisis Response panel recording is here! Co-hosted by CRDJ, @hrw.org & @nylpi.bsky.social, & grounded in our report, panelists discussed the need for non-police responses rooted in consent, peer support, community & self-determination. Watch: CRDJustice.org/videos [1/8]

LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In Balls and Strikes, @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app explains how GEO's forced labor policies violate the Constitution's prohibition on slavery and involuntary servitude.

The Delaney Hall Strike Is Exposing a Massive Thirteenth Amendment Crisis

The Delaney Hall Strike participants haven’t been convicted of anything—and are still being forced to work for nothing.

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Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Chicagoland Accessible Juneteenth is NEXT WEEK! Join us for a celebration of the Black disability community at a fun & accessible, family friendly event! Learn more in this thread. [1/6] 📅 Tuesday, June 16, 4 PM 📍 Access Living, 115 W Chicago Ave More: tinyurl.com/Accessible-J...

Graphic for Accessible Juneteenth with a red patterned background, a collage of featured performers, tropical leaves, flowers, Chicago skyline imagery, Cloud Gate, and a QR code labeled “More Info.” Text highlights “Featured Performers,” “Community Resources,” “Food & Beverage,” and “Family Friendly.” Event details read: Accessible Juneteenth, June 16, 2026, 4–7:30 PM, at Access Living, 115 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60654. Accessibility icons indicate captioning and ASL. Logos at the bottom include Access Living, Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition, UIC Disability Cultural Center, Center for Racial & Disability Justice, UIC Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, UIC Black Cultural Center, UIC Institute on Disability and Human Development, and UIC Black Studies.

Accessible Juneteenth event schedule graphic. The poster features the words "Accessible Juneteenth" in large white lettering over a red patterned background with plants, flowers, Chicago landmarks, and symbols of Black liberation and disability culture. Event details include closed captioning and ASL interpretation. The event takes place June 16 at Access Living. Schedule: 4:00 PM – Start of event and social time; 5:30 PM – Featured performances; 6:30 PM – Community performances; 7:00 PM – Social time; 7:30 PM – End of event. Logos at the bottom for Access Living, Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition, UIC Disability Cultural Center, Center for Racial & Disability Justice, UIC Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, UIC Black Cultural Center, UIC Institute on Disability and Human Development, and UIC Black Studies.

Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Medicaid work requirements were always going to be cruel. Then, the White House intervened (likely) and made the definition of who can be exempt based on disabilities/health much stricter. This is going to kill people. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The White House just made Medicaid work requirements even worse

"It’s hard not to think that the cruelty of the policy is the point."

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Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Voting rights are not only about access to the ballot. They are about access to power. Read our new brief on "Political Disablement" by Dr. Kate Caldwell, on how formal rights can remain while racialized disabled communities' collective political power is weakened. Read: tinyurl.com/Political-Di...

Blue CRDJ promotional graphic with the text “CENTER FOR RACIAL & DISABILITY JUSTICE” at the top, an inset image of the Political Disablement brief cover, handwritten-style text reading “OUT NOW,” and a yellow footer that says “CRDJUSTICE.ORG.” A faint image of the U.S. Capitol appears in the blue background.

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 2mo ago

SAVE THE DATE for the 6th annual Accessible Juneteenth! 🎉 Join us, UIC Disability Cultural Center, and @chidpocc.bsky.social to celebrate the Black disability community! [1/2] 📅 Tuesday, June 16, 4-7:30pm 📍 Access Living, 115 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60654

Save-the-date graphic for Accessible Juneteenth. A vibrant collage on a red patterned background features Black disabled performers and activists, Chicago landmarks including the Sears Tower, Wrigley Building, and The Bean, leaves, violet flowers, and the blue, red, and white-starred Juneteenth flag. Large white text reads "Accessible Juneteenth." Event details: June 16, 2026, from 4:00 to 7:30 PM at Access Living, 115 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60654. Logos for Access Living, the Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition, the UIC Disability Cultural Center, and the Center for Racial and Disability Justice appear at the bottom.

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today, we submitted a public comment to CMS on the proposed Medicaid HCBS Quality Measure Set, raising concerns that it lacks key equity, lived-experience, material-access, & accountability measures needed to assess equitable community living & self-determination. [1/2] Read: tinyurl.com/CRDJ-PCLs

Graphic from the Center for Racial and Disability Justice announcing a public comment letter submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the proposed 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set. The image features two people high-fiving in a community setting and text stating that the proposed HCBS quality measure set lacks key equity, lived-experience, access, and accountability measures needed to assess whether HCBS equitably support community living, self-determination, safety, and access to needed services.

Graphic from the Center for Racial and Disability Justice listing key recommendations from its public comment letter on the proposed 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set, including equity stratification, reporting beyond geography alone, program and population-level accountability, self-determination and community as measures of quality, material access, and co-production in equity-centered measure development.

Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I spoke with several people whose loved ones were killed during protests for voting rights in the sixties. Most of their killers were never really held accountable. For these families, SCOTUS's decision last month to gut the VRA is a new injustice talkingpointsmemo.com/news/their-l...

Their Loved Ones Died for the Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court’s Ruling Is a New Injustice.

Dennis Dahmer was 12 years old in January 1966 when Klansmen stormed...

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Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Introducing the AANHPI Disability Justice Syllabus 🌺 It brings together scholarship, art, movement work, storytelling, and disability justice centering AANHPI disabled experiences across race, colonialism, care, labor, access, kinship, & collective liberation. [1/2] tinyurl.com/AANHPI-Syllabus

Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happening tomorrow!! Register now and learn more at www.crdjustice.org/event-detail...

Alternative Mental Health Crisis Response Panel | CRDJ

A virtual panel discussion on the new joint report by Human Rights Watch, the Center for Racial and Disability Justice, and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest: "Self-Determination is the Pathway...

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Center for Racial and Disability Justice@crdjustice.bsky.social · 3mo ago

⏰ ONE WEEK OUT: Alternative Mental Health Crisis Response Panel Join us May 21 at 6 PM ET for a virtual panel on our new joint report with @hrw.org and @nylpi.bsky.social. Learn more and RSVP at tinyurl.com/Crisis-Response-Panel-Info [1/3]