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A federal judge ordered the White House to reinstate ASL interpreters at press briefings — affirming that equal access to government information is a civil right under Section 504.

Access isn’t optional.
Protect 504. Public means Everyone.

#ASL #DisabilityRights #Protect504
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The National Association of the Deaf is celebrating a legal victory against the White House. A judge ordered ASL for briefings conducted by the press secretary or President Trump.
Judge orders White House to use American Sign Language interpreters at briefings
The National Association of the Deaf is celebrating a legal victory against the White House. A judge ordered ASL for briefings conducted by the press secretary or President Trump.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Everyone deserves the chance to work.
When workplaces are inclusive, everyone benefits.

This #NDEAM, let’s celebrate disabled workers and keep pushing for access, equity, and opportunity in every workplace.

Access benefits everyone.
#Protect504 #InclusionMatters
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Federal oversight is under threat.

Mass layoffs have gutted OSEP, RSA, and key programs in HUD and HHS, agencies that protect education, housing, and healthcare for people with disabilities.

This isn’t reform. It’s dismantling.
Call Congress. Defend equality.

#SaveOSEP
October 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Keep contacting your Legislatures to help ensure this does not get overturned! Your voice matters!
October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education will leave only a handful of staffers in the agency's #SpecialEducation office, jeopardizing oversight of the nation’s programs for students with #disabilities, advocates say. www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/10/14/e...
Ed Department Lays Off Nearly All Special Education Staff
Layoffs will leave only a handful of staffers in the agency's special education office, jeopardizing oversight of the nation's programs for students with disabilities, advocates say.
www.disabilityscoop.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
✅ Call or email your Senators & Representatives
Find them: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

☎️ (202) 224-3121
✉️ comments@whitehouse.gov

Share your story and demand they reverse the layoffs.

Protect children’s rights. Protect 504.
#SaveOSEP #CommonCoalition
October 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🚨 ACTION ALERT: Nearly 95% of staff at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) have been fired.

OSEP enforces the rights of students with disabilities under IDEA. Without it, there’s no oversight or accountability.

#SaveOSEP #Protect504
October 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ramps. Elevators. Curb cuts. Captioning.

Section 504 makes everyday life accessible — for parents, patients, older adults, and all of us.

Get involved at common-coalition.org
Protect 504. Public means Everyone.

#Protect504 #CommonCoalition
October 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Ramps. Captions. Elevators. Access for all.
Section 504 makes it possible.

Protect 504. Public means Everyone.

#Protect504 #CommonCoalition
October 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Section 504 goes far beyond classrooms — it shapes how we all move through public life.

It ensures hospitals can’t deny care, polling places stay open, transit is accessible, and community spaces welcome everyone.

These aren’t favors. They’re civil rights.

#Protect504
Public Means Everyone
October 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
In schools, Section 504 ensures students can learn safely and participate fully—through medication access, safe transportation, and inclusive classrooms. Without it, children risk being left behind.

Protect 504. Public is Everyone.

#Protect504 #CommonCoalition
October 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
As schools face cuts to Medicaid and special education funding, Section 504 is more vital than ever. It ensures equal access, safety, and accommodations—benefits that create a safer learning environment for all students.

#Protect504 #CommonCoalition
October 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
As students head back to school, remember why Section 504 matters.

It ensures equal access and accommodations—ramps, extra test time, inhalers, assistive tech—so all students can fully participate.

Disability protections strengthen schools for everyone.

Protect 504. Public means everyone.
August 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act is one of our most important civil rights laws. From classrooms to hospitals, it ensures equal access + reasonable accommodations.

Disability is part of the human experience. Public means everyone.

Protect 504.

#Protect504 #CommonCoalition
August 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is unacceptable. A life was worth only a $30,000 fine in an Iowa state-run institution. Cuts to Medicaid HCBS are forcing more people into institutions, where neglect and worse occur. Contact your Representative: demand dignity, demand investigation.
iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/08/15/s...
Second death at state-run care facility triggers $30,000 fine • Iowa Capital Dispatch
For the second time in eight months, the state-run Woodward Resource Center has been fined for contributing to the death of a resident.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Senator Tom Harkin helped pass the ADA 35 years ago and signed his floor speech so his deaf brother could understand it.

Today, those same civil rights are under threat. We're fighting to protect 504 because public means everyone.

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#ADA35 #Protect504 #CommonCoalition
Senator Harkin Delivers Floor Speech in American Sign Language Upon Passage of the ADA
YouTube video by Tom Harkin
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July 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Think civil rights don’t affect you? Think again.

Section 504 protects access to education, healthcare, transit, and civic life. But those rights are at risk.

Protect 504: Public Means Everyone is a grassroots campaign in Nebraska and Iowa defending equal access for all.
July 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Every slowdown is a win. 20,000+ comments later, DOE is not moving forward—yet.

They’ve extended the effective date “to consider comments submitted in response to the direct final rule.”

Way to go, everyone.
Trump Administration Delays Effort To Roll Back Federal Disability Rights Protections
Federal officials say they will hold off on a plan to fast-track changes to a key disability rights law amid substantial pushback.
www.disabilityscoop.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM