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Disability Rights has ALWAYS BEEN Intersectional with LGBTQIA+ Trans RightsDisabled people fight for bodily autonomy. Trans people & LGBTQIA+ people fight for bodily autonomy.
Often in the disabled community in advocacy spaces disabled people do not discuss LGBTQIA+ Rights because they don't want “Disability Pride,” lumped into “Gay Pride.” The reality is that LGBTQIA+ Rights and Disability Rights have been historically linked since the days of the 504 sit ins.

Disability Rights has ALWAYS BEEN Intersectional with LGBTQIA+ Trans RightsDisabled people fight for bodily autonomy. Trans people & LGBTQIA+ people fight for bodily autonomy.

The reality is that LGBTQIA+ Rights and Disability Rights have been historically linked since the days of the 504 sit ins.

I identify as a bisexual disabled woman who acknowledges her privilege of being with a man in this oppressive regime.

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Meeting People Where They Are: Counseling For People With Disabilities Written by Elisabeth Turner, LCSW-C, Director of Behavioral Health, Fello

Americans are embracing mental health support like never before—nearly one in seven U.S. adults now receives counseling, a steady trend over the past few years. That figure represents real progress—a cultural shift toward prioritizing wellness and finding support.But that progress isn’t reaching everyone equally. People with disabilities—who experience mental health challenges at disproportionately high rates—continue to face barriers to support that could empower them to navigate their experiences, develop skills to thrive, and further their emotional wellness.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeseq/2026/05/19/meeting-people-where-they-are-inclusive-counseling-for-people-with-disabilities/

Therapist talking to person with disability

Meeting People Where They Are: Inclusive Counseling For People With Disabilities Providing inclusive services starts with a fundamental truth: effective counseling starts with meeting people where they are.

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What To Do About Medicaid’s Long-Term Care Benefit?
Howard Gleckman

There seems to be a growing consensus among policymakers that there is something very wrong with ’s long-term care benefit for frail older adults and younger people with disabilities. But there is deep disagreement about what to do about the program’s long-term services and supports benefit, called LTSS.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2026/05/05/what-to-do-about-medicaids-long-term-care-benefit/
Elvira Tesarek, shown May 2, 2011 with physical therapist Tracie DelSesto, at her Warren, Rhode Island home. (Jay Reiter/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

What To Do About Medicaid’s Long-Term Care Benefit? Policymakers will have to decide among four basic LTSS models: Medicaid; Medicare; public insurance; or leaving people and their families to fend for themselves.

American Sociological Association Shares the following:
·ASA members Allison C. Carey (Shippensburg University) and Richard K. Scotch (University of Texas at Dallas) detail how a requirement of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that services be delivered in the most integrated setting appropriate has become a fundamental principle of disability rights, resulting in an overall higher quality of life and more autonomy for people with disabilities. In this article for The Hill, Carey and Scotch, with coauthor Pamela Block (Western University), pose that recent lawsuits and a presidential executive order now threaten this provision.

https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5858288-disability-rights-under-threat/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR3DchleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFJRmFTRHVOV2ZXdk1oeXZFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnMx1Sk5hrFVhZXMt-52R5Ek_grt2J9yK_bQOHUY6vUvyTcVkPYxBO6OEYKH_aem_Z9sZNez1Yik0c5xEh0ZjhQ



President Trump speaks before signing an executive order regarding retirement savings in the Oval Office of the White House, April 30, 2026, in Washington.

A multistate lawsuit threatens disabled rights. Trump’s remarks don’t help Americans must resist this dangerous attempt to undercut foundational disability rights laws.