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Prism @prismreports.org · 10d

A federal judge has temporarily blocked New Hampshire’s controversial anti-DEI law amid mounting legal challenges from educators & disability advocates, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports. The law could negatively affect disabled students & disability inclusion in K-12 schools & universities.

Federal judge blocks New Hampshire anti-DEI law amid disability rights concerns

Legal fight intensifies as educators and advocates warn that the vague law threatens support for disabled students

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Prism @prismreports.org · 13d

Federal judge blocks New Hampshire anti-DEI law amid disability rights concerns, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports. Legal fight intensifies as educators & advocates warn that the vague law threatens support for disabled students & could lead to loss of essential funding.

Federal judge blocks New Hampshire anti-DEI law amid disability rights concerns

Legal fight intensifies as educators and advocates warn that the vague law threatens support for disabled students

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Prism @prismreports.org · 20d

📢Join us for Killing the Story, a virtual event on Oct. 7, 1pm PT/4pm ET!

Palestinian, Arab, & Muslim journalists give firsthand accounts about how media manufactures consent & silences dissent as we approach 2 years of the Israeli-imposed & U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza.
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Killing the story: Journalists speak on Palestine in U.S. newsrooms
October 7
Panelists
Aline Batarseh
Abdallah Fayyad
Eman Mohammed
Sana Saeed

Hosted by
Laura Albast

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Prism @prismreports.org · 29d

Massachusetts plans for antisemitism education spark backlash over Anti-Defamation League’s influence, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports. State recommendations face pushback from educators & advocates who warn that the ADL’s influence may limit academic freedom & distort historical perspectives.

Massachusetts antisemitism education sparks backlash over Anti-Defamation League's influence

State recommendations for combating antisemitism in schools are facing pushback from educators and advocates who warn of the ADL's influence

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Prism @prismreports.org · Jul 1

MA schools are reeling from Trump’s gutting of $6 million in federal grants for teacher training, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social‪ reports. Several districts are experiencing an increase in diversity among the student body, but a decline in diverse educators, pending another year of teacher shortages.

Federal cuts to teacher programs threaten DEI in Massachusetts

As Massachusetts schools brace for another year of teacher shortages, federal cuts have left vital funding programs hanging by a thread

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Prism @prismreports.org · Jun 30

Federal cuts to teacher training programs threaten diversity & equity in Massachusetts classrooms, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports. As Massachusetts schools brace for another year of teacher shortages, federal cuts have left vital funding programs hanging by a thread.

Federal cuts to teacher programs threaten DEI in Massachusetts

As Massachusetts schools brace for another year of teacher shortages, federal cuts have left vital funding programs hanging by a thread

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wearing N95s when you're in public saves lives 🇵🇸 @masksaregood.bsky.social · Jun 12

@prismreports.org continues to do consistently responsible reporting on issues from long covid to Gaza to ICE where almost every other outlet has consistently been The Absolute Worst.

Highly recommend following and supporting them if you are able.

Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · Jun 10

Great piece from @tinavasquez.bsky.social that all the "oh no they're waving Mexican flags in LA" handwringers should read:

ICE raids in Los Angeles are a declaration of war, and Angelenos are primed for battle prismreports.org/2025/06/09/l...

ICE raids in Los Angeles are a declaration of war

ICE sent the city a message when its agents showed up in full force, and that message was responded to in kind by the people of Los Angeles

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Prism @prismreports.org · Jun 11

SCOTUS is deciding whether to make it harder for all disabled people to sue for discrimination, @reinasultan.bsky.social reports. The ruling in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools could make it harder for victims of disability discrimination to sue, despite protections under the ADA & Section 504.

Supreme Court to decide on disability discrimination standard

Ruling in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools could make it harder for all victims of disability discrimination to sue

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Prism @prismreports.org · May 19

New England teachers described uncertainty about the potential impact of Trump’s directive to eliminate DEI in public schools, especially on immigrant and low-income students, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports
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New England teachers speak out after Trump DEI ban lawsuit

Teachers described uncertainty about the potential impact of directive to end DEI in schools, especially on immigrant and low-income students

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shruti rajkumar @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social · May 19

For my latest Prism article, I spoke to teachers in New England who described uncertainty about the potential impact of Trump’s directive to eliminate DEI in public schools, especially on immigrant and low-income students
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New England teachers speak out after Trump DEI ban lawsuit

Teachers described uncertainty about the potential impact of directive to end DEI in schools, especially on immigrant and low-income students

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · May 5

I wish "blind" wasn't used in the headline here. Disability terms, including "crippling," don't have to be used in a negative way.

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · May 5

Exclusive: Newark Airport air traffic controllers lost radar and radio communication for more than a minute last week

Newark Radar Loss Left Controllers Guiding Blind for 90 Seconds

Air traffic controllers guiding planes bound for Newark Liberty International Airport lost radar and radio communication for more than a minute early last week before flights at the key hub were snarled for days, according to people familiar with the matter.

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shruti rajkumar @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social · May 2

Georgia passed a law on Thursday that will phase out subminimum wage for people with disabilities, adding to the growing list of states that have taken legislative action to end the decades-old practice.

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Georgia Governor Signs Law To Eliminate Subminimum Wage For Disabled People

At least 16 other states have passed legislation to eliminate the decades-old practice.

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shruti rajkumar @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social · May 1

In my new piece, I spoke with LGBTQ advocates and parents of transgender athletes on how the community is refusing to comply with Trump’s transgender sports ban.

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Maine community not backing down from Trump’s transgender athlete attacks

Maine is firm in allowing transgender students to participate in school sports despite threats from the Trump administration regarding funding

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Prism @prismreports.org · May 1

Maine community refuses to back down from Trump’s attacks against transgender athletes, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports. Maine has remained firm in its decision to allow transgender students to participate in school sports despite threats from the Trump admin to withhold federal funding.

Maine community not backing down from Trump’s transgender athlete attacks

Maine is firm in allowing transgender students to participate in school sports despite threats from the Trump administration regarding funding

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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · Apr 28

(1/8) In case you missed it, I am on Substack! In my first newsletter I wrote about how a President defying federal courts is not “unprecedented.” Americans have seen this constitutional crisis before–we just forgot about it. Read and subscribe at gohini.substack.com. Thread:

Native America: An Indigenous perspective on news & history | Rebecca Nagle | Substack

Indigenous communities deserve the same standard of journalism as the rest of the country, but rarely receive it from non-Native media outlets. My writing seeks to correct this. Click to read Native A...

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Apr 26

Two disability-focused state organizations, Disability Rights New Jersey and Disability Rights Arkansas, have paused services due to not receiving federal funds. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Disability protection groups in two states pause services after missing federal funds

"We are fighting for our very survival."

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Apr 24

One #ActuallyAutistic lawyer and self-advocate told me that she worries that parents of autistic kids might be more afraid to access services under RFK Jr.'s proposed health-data sharing plan.
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RFK Jr.’s medical record plan frightens autistic people and their parents

One autistic advocate called the idea ‘along the line of eugenics,’ one autistic lawyer tells Eric Garcia. While others fear privacy concerns

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shruti rajkumar @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social · Apr 23

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to collect and give Americans’ private medical records to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his massive research study on autism.

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RFK Jr. Plans To Create Disease Registry To Track Autistic People

The creation of the database and registry is part of a larger project run by Kennedy to find the “cause of autism” by September through a massive research effort.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Apr 19

If you're non-disabled and are furious about recent ableist comments, one material thing you can do is ask disabled and chronically ill people in your life if they need help with anything. They may say no and respect that, but we live in an ableist society where asking for help is hard.

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.huffpost.com · Apr 17

Spoke to autistic people about RFK Jr's recent claims about the lives autistic kids go on to lead & the idea that autism is something that needs to be eliminated or cured

“Autistic people know, we don’t need prevention. We need inclusion, awareness and acceptance"
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RFK Jr.'s Obsession With Autism Is A 'Dangerous' Form Of Ableism. Here's Why.

News that autistic people can't pay taxes is news to autistic people who paid taxes Tuesday.

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shruti rajkumar @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social · Apr 18

Looking to speak to trans high school athletes in Maine for a piece for Prism. DM me or message me on signal @ shrutirajkumar.98 #journorequests

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Apr 12

Any anti-bias disability training for the police won't work, in my opinion, if some police officers in general remain quick to pull the trigger. This is devastating.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Apr 12

An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died Saturday after being removed from life support, his family said.

Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support

Relatives say an autistic and nonverbal teenage boy who was shot by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while holding a knife has died.

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shruti rajkumar @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social · Apr 11

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Health And Human Services (HHS) will determine the “cause of autism” by September.

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RFK Jr. Vows To Determine ‘Cause Of Autism’ By September

The head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has repeatedly promoted a baseless connection between vaccines and autism.

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shruti rajkumar @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social · Apr 8

🥹Thank you so much Brittany!!

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