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Community & Advocacy Disability Justice & Access Public Health & Policy

Our Lives Cannot Wait: California’s Rehabilitation Waitlist and Blind Community Advocacy

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.

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Ableism Disability Justice & Access Public Health & Policy

Blindness Is Not the Public Health Crisis. Ableism Is.

Why I Wrote to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. About Accessibility, Public Health, and Structural Inequity

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Ableism Community & Advocacy Disability Justice & Access Public Health & Policy Public Record

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

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.

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Ableism Consent & Autonomy Disability Justice & Access Public Health & Policy

Rideshare Ableism: Naming the Public Health and Consent Crisis

The harm does not end when the driver leaves. This three-part series names rideshare discrimination against blind service dog handlers as ableism, a pattern of consent violations, and a public health issue. It connects lived experience, survey data, and public health analysis to show how repeated service denials affect safety, autonomy, dignity, health, and full participation in everyday life.

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Ableism Consent & Autonomy Disability Justice & Access Public Health & Policy

From Rideshare Ableism to Accountability: Consent, Enforcement, and Public Health Reform

Part 3 of a three-part series on rideshare discrimination, ableism, consent, and public health.

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Consent & Autonomy Disability Justice & Access Public Health & Policy

The Health Impacts of Rideshare Ableism: Consent, Trauma, Isolation, and Economic Harm

Part 2 of a three-part series on rideshare discrimination, ableism, consent, and public health.

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Ableism Consent & Autonomy Disability Justice & Access Public Health & Policy

Ableism in Rideshare: Naming the Public Health and Consent Crisis Behind Service Dog Denials

Part 1 of a three-part series on rideshare discrimination, ableism, consent, and public health.