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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 Reproductive Justice

Video of my 2025 Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellowship

Reflecting on disability justice, reproductive autonomy, and the work to combat sexual ableism in our society.

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Ableism Public Health

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 Public Health 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.