“They say this is about fairness. They say this is about safety. But when you look carefully … you see the laws that they passed are categorical bans.” Last year, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reported on the two transgender girls in New Hampshire who first challenged Trump’s trans sports ban.

Two transgender girls are first to challenge Trump’s trans sports ban

The lawsuit was originally filed against a New Hampshire law that banned transgender girls from playing on school sports teams

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Are you a Gen Zer with a disability, particularly neurodivergence? Want to talk to a journalist about your thoughts on disability, stigma and and identity? Email me at sluterman dot 19thnews dot org or DM.

I am so glad that @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social wrote this fantastic obituary with some wonderful quotes from other disabled Asian American advocates and activists. asamnews.com/2025/11/18/a...

Alice Wong shaped a generation of disabled Asian Americans – AsAmNews

From Disability Visibility to mentorship, Alice Wong’s legacy inspires disabled Asian Americans to embrace their identities and fight for justice

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New England educators & students brace for ICE raids, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports. Educators say that students & their families fear going to school, resulting in a decline in attendance & an increase in mental health struggles among students.

New England educators and students brace for ICE raids

As ICE steps up raids across the country, educators and students in New England are worried about arrests and disruptions in their schools

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“You need stability. You need to feel safe. You need to feel secure. And when that is taken away from you, it’s extremely difficult to be successful in school.” As ICE escalates raids, educators & students in New England are worried about arrests & disruptions, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports.

New England educators and students brace for ICE raids

As ICE steps up raids across the country, educators and students in New England are worried about arrests and disruptions in their schools

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The Department of Education reportedly fired nearly everyone in the office that focuses on the nation’s children with disabilities in a wave of new layoffs

Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources

The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.

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A federal judge has temporarily blocked New Hampshire’s controversial anti-DEI law amid mounting legal challenges from educators & disability advocates, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports. The law could negatively affect disabled students & disability inclusion in K-12 schools & universities.

Federal judge blocks New Hampshire anti-DEI law amid disability rights concerns

Legal fight intensifies as educators and advocates warn that the vague law threatens support for disabled students

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Federal judge blocks New Hampshire anti-DEI law amid disability rights concerns, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports. Legal fight intensifies as educators & advocates warn that the vague law threatens support for disabled students & could lead to loss of essential funding.

Federal judge blocks New Hampshire anti-DEI law amid disability rights concerns

Legal fight intensifies as educators and advocates warn that the vague law threatens support for disabled students

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📢Join us for Killing the Story, a virtual event on Oct. 7, 1pm PT/4pm ET! Palestinian, Arab, & Muslim journalists give firsthand accounts about how media manufactures consent & silences dissent as we approach 2 years of the Israeli-imposed & U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza. tinyurl.com/killingthest...

Massachusetts plans for antisemitism education spark backlash over Anti-Defamation League’s influence, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports. State recommendations face pushback from educators & advocates who warn that the ADL’s influence may limit academic freedom & distort historical perspectives.

Massachusetts antisemitism education sparks backlash over Anti-Defamation League's influence

State recommendations for combating antisemitism in schools are facing pushback from educators and advocates who warn of the ADL's influence

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MA schools are reeling from Trump’s gutting of $6 million in federal grants for teacher training, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social‪ reports. Several districts are experiencing an increase in diversity among the student body, but a decline in diverse educators, pending another year of teacher shortages.

Federal cuts to teacher programs threaten DEI in Massachusetts

As Massachusetts schools brace for another year of teacher shortages, federal cuts have left vital funding programs hanging by a thread

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Federal cuts to teacher training programs threaten diversity & equity in Massachusetts classrooms, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports. As Massachusetts schools brace for another year of teacher shortages, federal cuts have left vital funding programs hanging by a thread.

Federal cuts to teacher programs threaten DEI in Massachusetts

As Massachusetts schools brace for another year of teacher shortages, federal cuts have left vital funding programs hanging by a thread

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@prismreports.org continues to do consistently responsible reporting on issues from long covid to Gaza to ICE where almost every other outlet has consistently been The Absolute Worst. Highly recommend following and supporting them if you are able.

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Great piece from @tinavasquez.bsky.social that all the "oh no they're waving Mexican flags in LA" handwringers should read: ICE raids in Los Angeles are a declaration of war, and Angelenos are primed for battle prismreports.org/2025/06/09/l...

SCOTUS is deciding whether to make it harder for all disabled people to sue for discrimination, @reinasultan.bsky.social reports. The ruling in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools could make it harder for victims of disability discrimination to sue, despite protections under the ADA & Section 504.

Supreme Court to decide on disability discrimination standard

Ruling in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools could make it harder for all victims of disability discrimination to sue

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New England teachers described uncertainty about the potential impact of Trump’s directive to eliminate DEI in public schools, especially on immigrant and low-income students, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports prismreports.org/2025/05/19/d...

For my latest Prism article, I spoke to teachers in New England who described uncertainty about the potential impact of Trump’s directive to eliminate DEI in public schools, especially on immigrant and low-income students prismreports.org/2025/05/19/d...

New England teachers speak out after Trump DEI ban lawsuit

Teachers described uncertainty about the potential impact of directive to end DEI in schools, especially on immigrant and low-income students

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I wish "blind" wasn't used in the headline here. Disability terms, including "crippling," don't have to be used in a negative way.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · last yr.

Exclusive: Newark Airport air traffic controllers lost radar and radio communication for more than a minute last week

Georgia passed a law on Thursday that will phase out subminimum wage for people with disabilities, adding to the growing list of states that have taken legislative action to end the decades-old practice. Read more: shrutirajkumar.substack.com/p/georgia-go...

Georgia Governor Signs Law To Eliminate Subminimum Wage For Disabled People

At least 16 other states have passed legislation to eliminate the decades-old practice.

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In my new piece, I spoke with LGBTQ advocates and parents of transgender athletes on how the community is refusing to comply with Trump’s transgender sports ban. Read more: prismreports.org/2025/05/01/m...

Maine community not backing down from Trump’s transgender athlete attacks

Maine is firm in allowing transgender students to participate in school sports despite threats from the Trump administration regarding funding

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Maine community refuses to back down from Trump’s attacks against transgender athletes, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports. Maine has remained firm in its decision to allow transgender students to participate in school sports despite threats from the Trump admin to withhold federal funding.

Maine community not backing down from Trump’s transgender athlete attacks

Maine is firm in allowing transgender students to participate in school sports despite threats from the Trump administration regarding funding

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(1/8) In case you missed it, I am on Substack! In my first newsletter I wrote about how a President defying federal courts is not “unprecedented.” Americans have seen this constitutional crisis before–we just forgot about it. Read and subscribe at gohini.substack.com. Thread:

Native America: An Indigenous perspective on news & history | Rebecca Nagle | Substack

Indigenous communities deserve the same standard of journalism as the rest of the country, but rarely receive it from non-Native media outlets. My writing seeks to correct this. Click to read Native A...

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Two disability-focused state organizations, Disability Rights New Jersey and Disability Rights Arkansas, have paused services due to not receiving federal funds. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Disability protection groups in two states pause services after missing federal funds

"We are fighting for our very survival."

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One #ActuallyAutistic lawyer and self-advocate told me that she worries that parents of autistic kids might be more afraid to access services under RFK Jr.'s proposed health-data sharing plan. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

RFK Jr.’s medical record plan frightens autistic people and their parents

One autistic advocate called the idea ‘along the line of eugenics,’ one autistic lawyer tells Eric Garcia. While others fear privacy concerns

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to collect and give Americans’ private medical records to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his massive research study on autism. Read more: open.substack.com/pub/shrutira...

RFK Jr. Plans To Create Disease Registry To Track Autistic People

The creation of the database and registry is part of a larger project run by Kennedy to find the “cause of autism” by September through a massive research effort.

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If you're non-disabled and are furious about recent ableist comments, one material thing you can do is ask disabled and chronically ill people in your life if they need help with anything. They may say no and respect that, but we live in an ableist society where asking for help is hard.