Laura Millar ConsultingWriting on community organizing, belonging, collective action, and solidarity across movements.
California’s rehabilitation waitlist affects education, employment, health, and daily life. Watch our September 14 fireside conversation about Order of Selection, learn from blind advocates, and find ways to take action and support NFB of California.
Two DOR applications, no response, inaccessible government forms, and why disability service delays are a public health emergency. This post has three parts: the problem, my letter to Governor Newsom, and why I wrote it the way I did.
LightHouse is not only a provider of services to blind and low vision people, LightHouse is community health infrastructure. Its social model, blind-positive culture, community relationships, leadership pathways, and anti-ableism work are health promotion in action.
On May 21, 2026, I submitted a public comment to the Department of Health and Human Services asking them to reconsider the Section 504 accessibility delay. Blindness is not the public health crisis. Ableism is.
By Laura Millar, MPH, MA, MCHES I’m sharing this NPR news report by Katherine Kokal, published at WUWM Milwaukee’s NPR, titled “‘A lifeline’ lost: Trump admin cuts program for WI students who are deaf and blind.” It covers Wisconsin’s deafblind program losing federal funding, and I need to talk about something I’ve been hearing throughout […]
Image description: Progress Pride Flag with a white cane crossing diagonally and the words “Blind & Proud” in rainbow letters on a black background. A Message to Our Community Happy Pride to every blind person navigating a world that wasn’t built for us, but still choosing to live their joy, truth, and power. Whether you’re […]