People with disabilities say President Trump’s DEI purge is eroding health care, education and legal protections they’ve only won in recent decades.
Why it matters: The Trump administration has taken actions that undermine accessibility measures — critical for leveling the playing field for people with disabilities — as part of its efforts targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
- “It’s very clear that there is an orchestrated attack by conservatives to dismantle the rights of people with disabilities,” said Shawn Murinko, a Washington resident who has cerebral palsy.
State of play: Trump last month ordered an end to all federal programs that mandate or invoke accessibility, alongside diversity, equity and inclusion.
- The Department of Justice said it will penalize programs that promote accessibility.
My brother in law is a huge trumpet. Also has a debilitating, wasting disease. Watching him bitch but emphasize how everything was somehow worse under Biden is something. Also his mother in law is Mexican. Cognitive dissonance is at maximum and I’m just waiting for it to explode.
He’ll get what he voted for at least
It’s not much but it’s honest work.
Buy the ticket, take the ride!
