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Ableism Disability Justice Public Health Public Record

When Ableism Becomes Policy: The Public Health Cost of Delayed Rehabilitation

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.

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Ableism Disability Justice Public Health Public Record

LightHouse as Community Health Infrastructure: A Health Promotion Blueprint for Belonging, Blind-Positive Culture and Blind-Led Community Resilience

Image description: A black background with a white lighthouse on the left. The right side displays a word cloud in tan and gold text featuring “ACCESS,” “CONSENT,” “DIGNITY,” and “INCLUSION” as the largest words, surrounded by related terms including public health, disability justice, community, pleasure, advocacy, boundaries, and wellbeing.

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.

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Ableism Public Health Public Record

A Blind Public Health Professional Responds: Public Comment Section 504 Accessibility Delay 

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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.