Andrew Leland
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hey check it out www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Judge orders White House to restore sign language interpreters at briefings by Trump, Leavitt
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali said the White House’s decision to end ASL interpretation illegally excluded deaf Americans from crucial updates from the government.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
hey check it out www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Baffler no. 81, “After Words,” is online now, with work from Brace Belden, Bruce Robbins, Noah McCormack, @quailty.bsky.social, Sophie Pinkham, @chrislehmann.bsky.social, Mina Tavakoli, Gabriel Winslow-Yost, and more. Click below to start reading.
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no. 81—After Words
The history of literacy is a list of complaints. Critics reliably decry each new technological development as an attention-stealing toy. Before recent grousing about ChatGPT…
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October 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Baffler no. 81, “After Words,” is online now, with work from Brace Belden, Bruce Robbins, Noah McCormack, @quailty.bsky.social, Sophie Pinkham, @chrislehmann.bsky.social, Mina Tavakoli, Gabriel Winslow-Yost, and more. Click below to start reading.
thebaffler.com/issues/no-81
thebaffler.com/issues/no-81
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The agency plays a critical role in supporting students with disabilities, guiding families, funding key programs, and ensuring that states meet their obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education
Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The agency plays a critical role in supporting students with disabilities, guiding families, funding key programs, and ensuring that states meet their obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
I had the same reaction. Any theories of why this went through?
September 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I had the same reaction. Any theories of why this went through?
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You might enjoy The Country of the Blind by @quailty.bsky.social if you're looking for "good nonfiction to kick off the summer: multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1... #AskALibrarian
The Country of the Blind — Multnomah County Library
The Country of the Blind — Leland, Andrew, — A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness - and his quest to learn all he can about blin...
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May 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
You might enjoy The Country of the Blind by @quailty.bsky.social if you're looking for "good nonfiction to kick off the summer: multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1... #AskALibrarian
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A familiar place
Five years of Covid, forced back to work, and curated news from 39 countries
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March 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This world tour of disability news includes work from @thesicktimes.bsky.social @quailty.bsky.social @francesryan.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social @womenenabled.bsky.social @validityfoundation.bsky.social @ianhamiltonbbc.bsky.social and many more.
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Hopefully this won’t be the only chance I get to cover these issues and I’ll have a chance to report this out further down the line, will definitely drop you a line when I do. Thanks for reading and responding
March 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Hopefully this won’t be the only chance I get to cover these issues and I’ll have a chance to report this out further down the line, will definitely drop you a line when I do. Thanks for reading and responding
Thanks for this feedback.this piece got rushed and I wish I’d gotten a chance to interview more voices as you suggest, including republicans as well.
March 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Thanks for this feedback.this piece got rushed and I wish I’d gotten a chance to interview more voices as you suggest, including republicans as well.