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Disability Rights Watch (US) @disrightswatch.bsky.social · Mar 24
Weekly update thread:
www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/09/w...
Week 1: What Happened? - Disability Rights Watch
Things are happening quickly. We'll include a weekly round up of disability-related concerns, events, and polices on this site. Removal of the "Accessibility" page, and all ASL content from the White ...
www.disability-rights-watch.com
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novicsara.bsky.social
Oh no. Rest in power, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social . Thank you for everything 💔
November 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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yonahfreemark.com
“By cutting aid for permanent housing by 2/3 next year, the plan risks a sudden end of support… beginning as soon as January. All are disabled — a condition of the aid — and many are 50 or older. The document does not explain how they would find housing.”
brian-goldstone.bsky.social Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 4d
This is far worse than anyone expected.

Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.

All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 9d
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”

He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care

This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person

They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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hearherhands.bsky.social
The only link I can find other than The Daily Moth on Facebook: liamodell.com/2025/11/08/d...
Trump administration appeals court order on ASL interpretation of White House press briefings
US president Donald Trump’s administration appealed a court order to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of White House press briefings on Friday, in the latest development in…
liamodell.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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sifill.bsky.social
This guy….

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block full SNAP payments
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration's emergency request for a stay of a lower court's order to pay full food stamp benefits during the government shutdown.
www.politico.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
disrightswatch.bsky.social
Weekly Update + Action Items for 40-42: www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/11/06/w...
Weeks 40-42 Updates - Disability Rights Watch
Government shutdown reaches record-breaking lengths as Trump Administration defies court order to fund SNAP. The shutdown passed the 35 day-mark this week, breaking the record previously also held by ...
www.disability-rights-watch.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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assignedmedia.org
Don't talk to the NYT. They've betrayed families' trust before.

They will lie to you and use you and then turn around and tell you it was their job.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
disrightswatch.bsky.social
Always exciting to play, "Will Rule of Law Matter Today?"
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social
Almost 42 million people are losing their food aid today.
November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social
The Trump admin is rewriting disability eligibility rules.

Changes would fall disproportionately on some of Trump's most loyal supporters in red states. Most affected would be 50- to 60-year-olds without a high school or college education who have, for decades, toiled in physically grueling jobs.
Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules
Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of Presid...
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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newdisabledsouth.org
We are offering one time payments to disabled folks in the South who will not receive their SNAP benefits this month. If you need help, please find more information and details at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.

If you’d like to donate to the fund, go to ndsdj.org/snapdonate

We take care of each other ❤️
Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Apply: Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ Text below explains that due to the government shutdown, people in the South will not receive their November SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments. New Disabled South is offering one-time payments to help people impacted by not receiving SNAP — $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people. It notes that funding is first-come, first-served and that SSI or Medicaid recipients should read a disclaimer before applying. A call-to-action at the bottom reads: ‘Apply at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ There are small illustrations of a grocery bag and a grocery list. Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Donate to Support Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ The message says that New Disabled South is raising money to provide direct payments to people impacted by loss of SNAP funds, and invites donations. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Donate at ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items is on the left. Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Solicitar: Asistencia Alimentaria para Personas con Discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that due to the government shutdown, people will not receive November SNAP payments and that New Disabled South offers one-time payments of $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people, first-come, first-served. It also includes a note for SSI or Medicaid recipients. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Solicitar en ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag and grocery list appears on the left. Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Dona para apoyar la asistencia alimentaria para personas con discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that New Disabled South is raising funds to make direct payments to people affected by the loss of SNAP funds and provides information on how to donate. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Dona en ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items appears on the left.
October 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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cnn.com
The Trump administration is delaying the release of new national dietary guidelines after the government shutdown disrupted efforts to finalize the overhaul by the end of October, officials said.

Read more: https://cnn.it/48P5fgb
October 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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wck.org
Starting tomorrow, Monday, October 27, our WCK food trucks will be stationed in D.C.’s Navy Yard southeast neighborhood from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with meals for federal employees and their families with a valid ID.
Read more: wck.org/news/first-alert-shutdown-25
#ChefsForFeds (2/2)
October 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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novicsara.bsky.social
Important note in here that the USDA has a 5 billion dollar emergency fund, which would cover about 2/3 of the month's shortfall, but are choosing not to use it. www.cbsnews.com/news/federal...
Federal food aid will not go out starting Nov. 1 amid government shutdown, Trump administration says
The USDA notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through SNAP.
www.cbsnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
disrightswatch.bsky.social
Still here, still 😩
www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/10/20/w...
Weeks 38 + 39 - Disability Rights Watch
1. On Friday, October 10, the Department of Education fired nearly the entire Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), including the subdepartments OSEP and RSA. Implications a...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
disrightswatch.bsky.social
This one goes out to all the people who said states will pick up the legislative/financial slack for disabled kids' education without DoEd 🤡 www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Students with disabilities forced from campus due to government shutdown
Students at the Tennessee Rehabilitation Center were forced off campus due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, leaving families scrambling and students in tears.
www.newschannel5.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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novicsara.bsky.social
Template/script for contacting your Reps with respect to the DoEd cuts. I feel as disheartened about it as you, but the least we can do is take a moment to absolutely melt their servers exceptionalchildren.org/lac?vvsrc=/C...
Legislative Action Center
Take action with CEC's Legislative Action Center.
exceptionalchildren.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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altcdc.altgov.info
"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things"
- Peter Drucker
You’re Fired. Just Kidding!
How much more whiplash can the CDC withstand?
www.theatlantic.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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juliametraux.bsky.social
“This is absolutely a violation of federal law.”

For @motherjones.com, I reported about how reduction-in-forces in the Office of Special Education Programs will lead to disabled kids' needs not being met, as funding may not be distributed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's new layoffs hurt disabled kids
"This is absolutely a violation of federal law."
www.motherjones.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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novicsara.bsky.social
Proof that public outcry can still be helpful, if temporarily. The money was rerouted to the National Center on Deafblindness, who will then distribute to the other programs. But it is only one year's worth, so keep an eye on it.
October 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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novicsara.bsky.social Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · Oct 12
Yesterday we received word that the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) within Dept of Ed (DoEd) was gutted--right now we believe there is no one or nearly no one left. But what does it mean? 1/11
October 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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thinkingautism.com
WTF: "An Education Department staffer told USA TODAY the agency laid off just about every employee who works to administer funding for IDEA, the primary federal law supporting students with disabilities. He was unsure how those programs will exist moving forward."

www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
www.usatoday.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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novicsara.bsky.social
Mainstream news has entered the chat. Hello and welcome abcnews.go.com/Politics/spe...
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.
abcnews.go.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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lizneeley.bsky.social
The specifics of the RIFs I’ve seen in group chats have been staggering. Bracing & reminding myself these are specifically intended to cause fear & distress.

Please share URLs for any good trackers you seen as they emerge. (I want more than OMB’s version) fedscoop.com/trump-federa...
Table of how many federal employees have been laid off in the latest RIF (Reduction in Force). This is from an OMB legal filing from Oct 10. For each agency, it lists number of fired employees, RIF notice date, and whether the administrations has recalled any of those employees to do work. Total headcount is 4,100 across 8 agencies. Treasury (1446) and HHS (1200) are the most affected. EPA (30) had the fewest layoffs this time.
October 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM