Disability

The administration’s Census plan presents a problem for overall Census validity and seems designed to fall hardest on groups that are already more likely to be undercounted.

As the White House continues to threaten to cut off millions of Americans from their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, it is important to understand that this will disproportionately impact disabled people. Adults with disabilities make up about 25 percent of SNAP recipients, nearly twice their share in the overall population.

The anniversary of the ADA offers a chance to examine the law’s shortcomings — and compare how other countries promote and protect disabled workers.

The Medicaid cuts in Trump’s new law will hit disabled people especially hard.

In this episode of CEPR’s Unpacking the Court series, we sit down with Hayley Brown, Research Associate at CEPR, to unpack the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision and its disproportionate effects on reproductive rights for people with disabilities.  We also discuss the Acheson Hotels LLC v. Laufer ruling and its threat to enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The wanton destruction of NIOSH comes amid a broader pattern of Trump administration hostility toward public health and workplace safety protections.

Trump’s attack on the labor rights of federal workers is an ideological war on the people who make government work — and disabled workers could be hit especially hard.

Explore the decline in union density in the US. Despite high public approval ratings, union membership rates have reached record lows.

Explore the potential consequences of cutting Medicaid. Find out how these cuts may affect healthcare access for low-income individuals, children, and people with disabilities.

 A comprehensive new report documents the array of socioeconomic challenges faced by disabled people in the United States, providing a broad overview of the relationship between disability and economic injustice.