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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · Aug 11

Please consider contributing to DRC in honor of my 60th birthday!

disabilityrightsca.bsky.social @disabilityrightsca.bsky.social · Aug 11

DRC's CEO Andy Imparato turns 60 on August 28! To celebrate this milestone birthday, Andy is raising money to create DRC's new IMPACT Fund. IMPACT stands for "Individuals Mobilizing for Power, Action and Collective Triumph."

Visit the link to donate: www.disabilityrightsca.org/Andy-IMPACT

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 2d

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Following Medicaid Cuts, Californians With Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities Face Uncertain Future | KQED

Programs that help Californians with disabilities could face a significant cut in Medi-Cal funding.

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 2d

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Trump Administration Abruptly Cut Off Highly Effective Support for Disabled People Experiencing Homelessness | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The Trump Administration abruptly ended federal support for a highly effective intervention that helps disabled people experiencing or at risk of homelessness access benefits to help them stabilize...

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 3d

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Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans

Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 4d

A Freeze on Medicaid Payments Is Forcing Cuts to Rural Health Care www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

A Freeze on Medicaid Payments Is Forcing Cuts to Rural Health Care

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 5d

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WIC funding could run out in weeks, as government shuts down

More than 6 million Americans rely on WIC for food assistance, breastfeeding support and nutrition education.

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Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren @judgewren.bsky.social · 5d

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25% of American adults with mental illness aren't receiving treatment, report finds

A new report finds that 25% of American adults suffering from a mental illness aren't receiving treatment. Mary Gilberti, interim president and CEO of Mental Health America, the nonprofit who conducte...

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 10d

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Opinion | Lessons from faulty evacuation alerts in the California fires

Los Angeles County just released an audit on mistakes during January’s blazes. Other places can learn.

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 10d

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In Their Own Words: People With Intellectual Disabilities Talk About Rape

In the final piece of NPR's series on the sexual assault epidemic against people with intellectual disabilities, we hear from victims themselves about how these experiences shape their lives.

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Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren @judgewren.bsky.social · 13d

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After federal cuts, California schools could lose hundreds of mental health clinicians

The Trump administration slashed nearly $168 million that was appropriated for school districts with severe shortages of social workers and counselors.

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 13d

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 13d

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Americans favor voluntary mental health care amid federal push for forced treatment

A public health researcher at Washington University in St. Louis found that there is bipartisan backing for crisis hotlines, walk-in centers and peer support — diverging from federal policies expandin...

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 16d

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States Are Cutting Medicaid Provider Payments Long Before Trump Cuts Hit - KFF Health News

North Carolina and Idaho are cutting their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and that hospitals will close even before the brunt of a new ...

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 17d

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Disability Bias Complaints Peak as the Office That Investigates Them Is Gutted - KFF Health News

Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 17d

Asked by a reporter on Air Force One tonight if he plans to tie Tylenol to autism, Trump says he thinks “it’s a very big factor.”

Trump also reiterates his criticism of vaccines but sidesteps question about possible vax announcement.

He also cites autism rates that sound quite inflated to my ear.

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 18d

States Grapple With Fundamental Change in Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

States Grapple With Fundamental Change in Food Stamps

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António @akwyz.com · 22d

We have a new podcast.
"The employment rate for disabled people hasn't changed in SIX DECADES." Steve Tyler joins BillionStrong as CEO to break this cycle through global collaboration. Why keep reinventing wheels when we could be building highways together? www.buzzsprout.com/719037/episo...