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Teal background with a large white number “5” and the words “REPORT OUT” and “More Help Dying Than Living.” On the right is the cover of the “Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Report” by Kate Caldwell, PhD, Director of Research & Policy, with the Center for Racial & Disability Justice logo. The cover photo shows three people sitting outdoors smiling and holding cups. The bottom of the report cover includes the CRDJustice.org website.

MAiD: More Help Dying Than Living

This carousel examines how MAiD is often made more accessible than the supports disabled people need to live, revealing how neglect, cost-cutting, and delayed care shape end-of-life policy.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

December 2, 2025

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Teal background with large white text reading “4 Report Out: Coercion & Safeguard Erosion.” On the right is the cover of the “Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Report” by the Center for Racial & Disability Justice, featuring a photo of three people sitting together and smiling outdoors.

MAiD: Coercion & Safeguard Erosion

This carousel explains how MAiD “safeguards” rely on self-reporting, biased technology, and minimal oversight—turning economic deprivation into coercion rather than true consent.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

November 25, 2025

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A teal background with a large white number “3” and the words “Report Out” and “Legalizing Ableism” on the left. On the right is the cover of the “Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Report,” featuring a photo of three people sitting together on a porch, smiling and holding mugs, with the Center for Racial & Disability Justice logo in the top corner.

How MAiD Legalizes Ableism

This carousel outlines how MAiD policies reinforce ableism and harm disabled people by turning bias and social neglect into legal frameworks.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

November 20, 2025

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A nighttime wildfire scene in Los Angeles with strong winds bending palm trees and bright orange flames lighting the sky. Large white text over the image reads: “The LA Fires: What They Revealed About Government Accountability.”

The LA Fires: What They Revealed About Government Accountability

A breakdown of how the 2025 LA fires exposed the gap between disaster laws and on-the-ground response, revealing what worked, what failed, and where accountability fell short.

Alexis Nuñez

November 19, 2025

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A teal slide with a large white number “2” and the text “Report Out: The Myth of Choice.” To the right is an image of the MAiD Report cover showing three people sitting together on a porch, smiling and holding cups. The CRDJ logo appears in the top right corner of the report cover.

MAiD & The Myth of Choice

This carousel highlights key findings from CRDJ’s MAiD Report, showing how inequities in care, housing, poverty, racism, and disability bias undermine the idea of “choice” and can turn MAiD into coercion rather than autonomy.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

November 14, 2025

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Graphic with a blue background and large white text reading “1 REPORT OUT Racial Justice & MAiD.” To the right, there is an image of three people sitting together on steps, smiling and holding mugs. The image is the cover of a report titled “Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Report” by Kate Caldwell, PhD, Director of Research & Policy. The top right corner of the report cover shows the Center for Racial and Disability Justice logo.

Racial Justice & MAiD

This carousel introduces CRDJ’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Report, which examines how systemic inequities, racism, and poverty shape vulnerability to MAiD. It highlights Indigenous perspectives, data disparities, and the call for racial justice, dignity, and equal access to care.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

November 12, 2025

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Illustration of Lady Justice, a classical figure holding balanced scales in her left hand and a sword in her right, standing on the left side of the image. To the right, large bold text reads “DisCrit” in black with an orange glow behind it, followed by “IN AMERICAN LAW” in serif font beneath. The background is light gray, creating a clean, balanced contrast between the vintage illustration and modern typography.

DisCrit in American Law

This carousel explores how DisCrit reveals the intertwined nature of racism and ableism in American law and calls for a shift from disability rights to disability justice.

Mary Yoon

October 23, 2025

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Title slide with beige background and blurred grayscale silhouettes of people in the background. Large bold text reads “DisCrit Expanded.” Below, smaller text says “The intersections of race and disability on a local, national, and international level.” Caption reads “Created by Mary Yoon on behalf of CRDJ.” A brown circular arrow icon points right. Footer: “1 | CRDJustice.org.”

DisCrit Expanded

This carousel introduces “DisCrit Expanded,” which builds on DisCrit to show how racism and ableism reverberate through time, rupture injustice, and spark new inquiries into justice and inclusion.

Mary Yoon

October 21, 2025

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A Proposed Policy Change Could Harm Disabled Students of Color

Learn about the Department of Education’s proposed IDEA revision that could weaken protections for disabled students of color, and our call to withdraw it and keep disproportionality data tracking.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

October 21, 2025

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Text at the top reads “What is DisCrit?” Below are two book covers. The left book is titled DisCrit: Disability Studies and Critical Race Theory in Education by David J. Connor, Beth A. Ferri, and Subini A. Annamma, featuring an illustration of a person with brown skin and a braided hairstyle looking to the side. The right book is titled DisCrit Expanded: Reverberations, Ruptures, and Inquiries by Subini A. Annamma, Beth A. Ferri, and David J. Connor, with a cover illustration of five people of varied skin tones and hair colors standing together.

DisCrit Expanded One-Pager

This expanded DisCrit one-pager introduces Disability Critical Race Theory, outlining its origins, key tenets, and applications across education, law, and society, with tools and activities for advancing racial and disability justice.

Mary Yoon

October 15, 2025

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Text reads: “What is DisCrit?” Below, smaller text says: “Based on the book DisCrit—Disability Studies and Critical Race Theory in Education by David J. Connor, Beth A. Ferri, & Subini A. Annamma. Written by Mary Yoon on behalf of the Center for Racial and Disability Justice.” To the right is the Center for Racial & Disability Justice logo. Along the bottom, an illustration depicts a diverse group of people with varied skin tones and features standing together, drawn in a watercolor style.

What Is DisCrit?

An introduction to DisCrit (Disability Critical Race Theory)—a framework that examines how racism and ableism intersect to marginalize disabled people of color and outlines seven core tenets for advancing justice and equity.

Mary Yoon

October 15, 2025

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National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Learn what true employment equity means for disabled people—fair, inclusive work that pays at least minimum wage, offers equal opportunities, and rejects exploitative practices like unpaid “training” and subminimum wage labor.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

October 7, 2025

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A black-and-white figure in a suit stands against a solid blue background, with an old-fashioned television set for a head. The TV screen displays static and the words "FAKE NEWS" in bold block letters, symbolizing misinformation and media distortion.

This Isn't About Tylenol, It's About Control

Learn why claims linking Tylenol to autism are false—and how this misinformation fuels eugenic control, targets pregnant people, and erases neurodiversity. This resource calls for truth, care, and health practices rooted in dignity and justice.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

September 25, 2025

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Graphic with bold text at the top reading “EQUAL PAY, EQUAL JUSTICE” in blue capital letters, and “CENTERING DISABLED BI + TRANS LIVES” in black capital letters beneath it. Below the text are three overlapping symbols: a purple wheelchair access symbol, a pink female gender symbol, and a blue male gender symbol, representing inclusion of disabled, bisexual, and transgender identities. The background is white with a curved blue shape in the bottom right corner.

Equal Pay, Equal Justice: Centering Disabled Bi + Trans Lives

Disabled women, especially those who are bisexual, trans, non-binary, and/or people of color, face some of the steepest and most overlooked wage gaps in the U.S. economy. And the overlap matters!

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

September 23, 2025

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Graphic with a dark blue and gold background featuring large bold words in white and light blue reading “When Health Becomes a Crime.”

When Health Becomes a Crime

How Trump-era policies use AI and federal data sharing to merge health data with policing, criminalize mental health and disability, and reinforce eugenic narratives that endanger disabled people, immigrants, and communities of color.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

August 8, 2025

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Graphic with a light blue background and bold text that reads: “FROM CARE TO CONTROL” in large dark blue and white capital letters. Below, smaller white and yellow text says: “Why Trump’s ‘Making Health Technology Great Again’ Policy Should Alarm Us All.” On the right side of the image, there is a light blue illustration of a surveillance camera, symbolizing monitoring or control.

From Care to Control

This resource examines Trump’s “Making Health Technology Great Again” policy, showing how AI-driven data sharing turns health information into a tool of government surveillance that endangers privacy, justice, and marginalized communities.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

August 5, 2025

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Graphic with a pale pink background. On the left, the logo reads “CENTER FOR RACIAL & DISABILITY JUSTICE” in bold red text. To the right, large red and black text states: “FROM CARE TO CONFINEMENT” and below it, “What ‘Crime & Disorder’ Really Means.” Below the text, there is an illustration of a person who appears curled up and sleeping, symbolizing vulnerability and protection turning into control or confinement.

From Care to Confinement: What ‘Crime & Disorder’ Really Means

Trump’s new Executive Order threatens disabled, unhoused, and marginalized communities by expanding civil commitment and carceral responses—learn why matters and what’s at stake.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

July 25, 2025

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Reproductive Justice in Maternal Deserts

Spotlight on Brief No. 3 in our Reproductive Justice Collective series, which explores how systemic racism, ableism, and policy failures create maternal care deserts and calls for intersectional, community-driven reforms for reproductive equity.

Kyanda Bailey

June 27, 2025

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Job Loss Penalties: Misleading Medicaid Cuts

Call them what they are: job loss penalties. "Work requirements" may sound reasonable, but in reality they function as job loss penalties that strip people of Medicaid when they lose employment or miss rigid reporting deadlines.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

June 12, 2025

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Graphic with a light gray background and dark blue and light blue text that reads: “THE HHS REPORT ON ‘GENDER DYSPHORIA’ IS A THREAT TO DISABILITY JUSTICE.” Below, smaller black text states: “DISABILITY JUSTICE & TRANS JUSTICE ARE INSEPARABLE.” On the left side, there is a blue accessibility icon with the wheelchair symbol featuring the colors of the transgender pride flag (pink, blue, and white).

The HHS Report on 'Gender Dysphoria' is a Threat to Disability Justice

In May, HHS released a report attacking gender-affirming care for trans youth - a report that's not just transphobic, but deeply ableist.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

June 10, 2025

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Graphic with a white and purple color scheme. Large purple text says: “Maternal Medicaid Matters,” followed by smaller text: “Expanding Coverage and Access for Black Disabled Mothers” and “BY MEGAN MARTIN.” A lavender silhouette of a pregnant person with a heart on their belly appears on the left side. Across the middle, a purple banner reads “BRIEF IN BRIEF.”

Maternal Medicaid Matters

Spotlight on Brief No. 2 in our Reproductive Justice Collective series. This brief explores how racism, ableism, and structural barriers limit access to quality, culturally responsive maternal care - and outlines urgent policy recommendations.

Megan Martin

June 9, 2025

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Graphic with a black and yellow construction theme. The top text reads: “DOE Wants to Remove Disability Protections” in large yellow and white capital letters. A yellow and black striped border separates the text from a background photo of a construction site at sunset, showing cranes and scaffolding. On the right side, there is a large yellow warning triangle with an exclamation mark inside. The design conveys urgency and caution about a policy threatening disability rights.

DOE Wants to Remove Disability Protections

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is trying to roll back critical disability protections. This is a disability employment issue.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

June 6, 2025

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Debunking Trump's Gold Standard Science Executive Order

Trump's "Gold Standard Science" executive order isn't about integrity, it's about control.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

June 4, 2025

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Graphic with a white and purple color scheme. The main title in large purple text says: “Reproductive Justice & Disability,” followed by smaller text: “BY KATE CALDWELL, PHD.” On the left side is a soft pink outline of a pregnant person with a heart shape on their belly. Across the center, a lavender banner reads “BRIEF IN BRIEF.”

Reproductive Justice & Disability

Spotlight on Brief No. 1 in our Reproductive Justice Collective series. This policy brief lays the foundation for understanding how racism, ableism, and reproductive oppression intersect - and why reproductive justice must center disabled people of color.

Kate Caldwell

May 30, 2025

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Big Ugly Bill

They're calling it a budget. We're calling it what it is: a full-scale assault on our rights, resources, and futures.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

May 23, 2025

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Medicaid Under Threat: Protect Access to Care

Medicaid is under attack. A proposed $715 billion cut would strip care from tens of millions, especially disabled people, people of color, elders, children, and low-income families, turning budget decisions into life-or-death choices.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

May 14, 2025

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How to Use Justice Junction!

Justice Junction is out on our website! Have you signed up yet? Come join a new community for racial and disability justice by following these steps!

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

May 2, 2025

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DOGE Drain

We break down how the DOGE initiative claims to save money but actually drives long-term economic harm through cuts to public programs, jobs, and services. It reveals the hidden costs and urges action to protect communities.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

April 29, 2025

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A bold graphic with a dark purple grid background and bright pink accents. Large white and pink text reads: “Autistic Facts / RFK Lies.” To the right, a yellow comic-style burst features symbols like “#@!” indicating anger or shock. Below, in bright pink text: “Misinformation hurts. Let’s set the record straight.” The bottom of the graphic includes the hashtag #AutisticFacts and the website CRDJustice.org.

Autistic Facts, RFK Lies

This series sets the record straight on RFK Jr.’s harmful claims about autism, offering evidence-based facts and uplifting Autistic voices. Misinformation hurts—let’s counter it with truth.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

April 21, 2025

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Bold white text on a blue background: “MAJOR THREAT TO DISABILITY RIGHTS — CUTTING ACL!”

Major Threats to Disability Rights - Cutting ACL!

RFK Jr.’s proposed cuts would eliminate the Administration for Community Living, endangering independent living, assistive tech, disability research, and civil rights protections.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

April 2, 2025

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A graphic with a bold heading that says "MEDICAID." Below, text encourages viewers to "Swipe through to uncover the facts and fight back against misinformation!" The website "CRDJustice.org" is displayed at the bottom.

Medicaid: Myth or Fact?

Misinformation about social safety net programs runs rampant, but we’re here to set the record straight.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

March 14, 2025

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A blue background with a faded paint texture is overlaid with bold black and white text reading "DOGE Data Breach Tool." Next to this, a graphic of a serious man wearing glasses is standing on a laptop with icons for secret information, passwords, security, and a credit card. At the bottom, a black banner highlights CRDJ's website and a QR code directs users to the DOGE Data Breach Tool.

DOGE Data Breach Tool

The recent State of the Union confirmed that the Department of Government Efficiency can keep reshaping federal operations, but at what cost? Our Data Breach Tool shows how its actions have weakened data security, transparency, and accountability.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

March 14, 2025

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A graphic titled "7 Disability Data Justice Recommendations." The number "7" is large and bold in yellow with a black outline. Below the title are two recommendations displayed on index card-style notes. Recommendation 1: "Disability data should be collected in all contexts where other demographic data is collected." The note has a yellow label with "01" on top. Recommendation 2: "Data should be collected and stored in ways that are respectful of personal and data privacy." This note also has a yellow label with "02." Between the two notes are illustrations of lightbulbs and a pen, symbolizing ideas and data collection. The background has a textured, paper-like appearance with yellow paint accents.

7 Disability Data Justice Recommendations

Content from: Aboulafia, A., Bogen, M., & Swenor, B. K. (2024). To Reduce Disability Bias in Technology, Start With Disability Data. Center for Democracy & Technology.

CRDJ citing Aboulifa, Bogen & Swenor

March 7, 2025

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A square digital graphic with a dark background features bold, capitalized white and yellow text reading, "Medicaid Cuts: It's Not Who You Think...". The image includes the logo of the Center for Racial & Disability Justice (CRDJ) at the top. There is an abstract background with faded, distorted text and an unclear, blurred image, creating an ominous visual tone.

Who Profits From Medicaid

Last week we highlighted who benefits most from cutting Medicaid. This week let's follow the money and talk about the medical, institutional, and information entities who will profit.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

February 19, 2025

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A leafy green background is overlaid with white bold text that reads "Who benefits from cutting Medicaid?" A white arrow in a forest green circle points to the right. A similar forest green rectangle borders the bottom where white text reads "CRDJustice.org" and a script font says "#SaveMedicaid." At the top, text reads the Center's name and a 1/10 slide counter.

Who Benefits from Cutting Medicaid?

Who really profits when Medicaid gets cut? Spoiler: It's not people who need care the most.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

February 14, 2025

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On a turquoise background, bolded teal text reads "Why Medicaid Matters" with a teal arrow pointing right to the next slide in the post. At the top, the "Center for Racial & Disability Justice" name is written in thinner, capitalized text, with a 1/9 counter in the top-right corner. At the bottom, a teal rectangle frames white text with CRDJustice.org and a script font, reading "#MedicaidDayOfAction."

Why Medicaid Matters

Uniting to fight back against dangerous proposals that threaten the health and well-being of millions of Americans.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

February 6, 2025

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Strategies for Justice

Strategies for Justice is a resource for taking action against democratic erosion, disinformation, and the marginalization of vulnerable communities through advocacy, organizing, and global solidarity.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

February 4, 2025

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The graphic backdrop is a deep indigo color with deep purple stripes. Together these colors are very muted and closer to black than their own. White bold text reads “Week One, Trump Administration 2025” with a red line leading to the right, separating smaller white text that reads “Laws shape lives. Policies impact people. Fight for justice today.” At the top of the image, white text reads “Center for Racial & Disability Justice” with a carousel slide counter 1 of 10.

Week One: Trump Administration

Week one of a guide of The First 100 Days of the Trump Administration, focusing on threats to racial and disability justice.

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

January 29, 2025

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A festive graphic titled "The Original Disability Holiday Gift Guide 2024." The text "Holiday Gift Guide" is written in elegant green cursive, while "The Original Disability" and "2024" are in bold red text. Below, a dark brown banner with white text reads, "By Emily Ladau & Kate Caldwell - Check out gift guides from past years below!" The background is beige with decorative elements such as holly leaves, berries, and snowflakes scattered throughout, giving it a holiday-themed design.

2024 Disability Holiday Gift Guide

The annual and original disability holiday gift guide includes a curated list of books by disabled writers, items created by disabled entrepreneurs, and disability-led organizations to support.

Emily Ladau and Kate Caldwell

December 6, 2024

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CRDJ's Response to Case No. 1:24-cv-05558

A lawsuit was filed accusing Northwestern's law school of discriminating against White men in their hiring practices. This case makes inaccurate claims about CRDJ and our incredible founding faculty director, Jamelia Morgan. Check out our response, which sets the record straight!

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

July 10, 2024

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The Rundown on Section 504

The Final Rule of Section 504 is out, but do you know what these new provisions are for people with disabilities?

The Center for Racial and Disability Justice

June 27, 2024

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How Is Disability Criminalized?

Disabled people, especially disabled people of color, experience disproportionately high rates of criminalization. Learn about how the criminalization of disability is built into the design of our society's structures.

Dimitri Nesbitt

June 12, 2024

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2023 Disability Holiday Gift Guide

The annual and original disability holiday gift guide includes a curated list of books by disabled writers, items created by disabled entrepreneurs, and disability-led organizations to support.

Emily Ladau and Kate Caldwell

November 16, 2023

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