#CripTheVote – Tim Kaine reads a letter from Mike Phillips

.@timkaine met campaign volunteer Mike Phillips today in FL. He has spinal muscular atrophy. Kaine choked up reading the letter he wrote him pic.twitter.com/vWKtHn0a9g — Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) September 26, 2016 As folks know, I’ve been writing a lot about the Clinton campaign’s robust engagement with disability rights. Hillary Clinton has run the most progressive, … Continue Reading#CripTheVote – Tim Kaine reads a letter from Mike Phillips

History: Ableism and Incarceration

Bitch Media Magazine has a good feature on disability and incarceration. Cheryl Green, the author, takes us through some of the history of de-institutionalization, then writes this excellent paragraph [my emphasis]: As a culture, we never addressed the ableist biases that led us to want to lock up disabled people in the first place. The politics of … Continue ReadingHistory: Ableism and Incarceration

Disability Is Now Partisan – It doesn’t have to be though.

Later today, Hillary Clinton will give a new piece about economic opportunity for people with disabilities. It’s part of her broader pivot to positive policy speeches, rather than just attacking Trump all the time. Some folks will be live-tweeting under the hashtag #criponomics. Clinton’s campaign just released this ad, narrated in sign language by celebrity … Continue ReadingDisability Is Now Partisan – It doesn’t have to be though.