U.S. politics news:
- On Buzzfeed, 13 disabled activists talk about their reactions to the American election
- ASAN is joining the newly formed Modern Medicaid Alliance, advocating for the importance of Medicaid in American disabled people’s lives
- ASAN statement on the nomination of Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General, and why this nomination is dangerous for disabled people (among others)
- The state of Michigan passed legislation to severely restrict and regulate the use of restraint and seclusion on K-12 students. (TW: descriptions of specific instances of restraint and other ableist treatment)
Posts about self-advocacy:
- Kimball Anderson on the optimistic “could”
- Sparrow R. Jones explains why self-advocacy is a verb, not a noun
Pan-disability news:
- Intellectually disabled workers in Australia won a court case against sheltered workshops which paid them far below minimum wage, and will now be given all the back pay they are owed
- Elizabeth Bartmess does a detailed review of accessibility concerns at Clarion West 2016, to help disabled writers decide if they can attend
- Jessica Monsell on the problems wheelchair users encounter when flying
Misc:
- Leigh Merryday on how to host a Sensitive Santa event that actually works as intended
- Caroline Hearst on teaching therapists to understand autism
- Amelia Hill on undiagnosed autistic mothers (TW: forcible adoption)
Sad Things Other Than Trump:
- The people who killed Alex Spourdalakis were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, even though the killing was premeditated.
- Lisa Daxer responds to the news of the sentencing
- Shannon des Roches Rosa explains how to prevent this from happening again