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Important message about Section 504 for those of you who haven't heard about the lawsuit filed by 17 states. Read through- #Section504 #ADA #disability
mochene.bsky.social Louvre Me Alone @mochene.bsky.social · Feb 11
My guess is after this they’ll deny and kick people off of disability payments.
dreamwisp.bsky.social Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · Feb 11
Section 504 prohibits discrimination against disabled people & guarantees equal access to anything (services, programs, buildings, etc.) that receives federal funding. It paved the way for the ADA. The sit-in that got it passed is an extraordinary moment in US history.

I am incandescent with rage.
February 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM
specialedadvocate.bsky.social
Medicaid cuts would hurt many families who have a loved one with a disability. Roughly 4.5 million people use Medicaid funding to STAY OUT OF institutions.

#disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #disabilityvisibility #specialeducation #medicaid #NOinstitutionalization
juliametraux.bsky.social Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Feb 11
Thank you @apulrang.bsky.social for highlighting my Medicaid HCBS in your newsletter. disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/2-10-25-trum...
It's always been a struggle for disabled Americans to first understand ourselves, and then explain to others what Medicaid means to us. The same goes for one of the most important package of services Medicaid funds – Home and Community-Based Services, (HCBS). This piece explains the specific threat to disabled Americans posed by the sorts of cuts and changes to Medicaid that the Trump administration is likely to push for. If they do turn their attention to Medicaid in anything like the ways conservative think tanks have been planning for years, we're going to need more explainers like this, and personal stories about what Medicaid and all forms of home care mean to us. (See below).
February 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
specialedadvocate.bsky.social
Time travel to 1960. Jack Kennedy is running for president. In office, he will start a national conversation about "mental retardation".
Back to 2025- this president hates Medicaid, the component that keeps people with disabilities out of institutions. #protectmedicaid #disabilityrights
juliametraux.bsky.social Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Feb 11
Thank you @apulrang.bsky.social for highlighting my Medicaid HCBS in your newsletter. disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/2-10-25-trum...
It's always been a struggle for disabled Americans to first understand ourselves, and then explain to others what Medicaid means to us. The same goes for one of the most important package of services Medicaid funds – Home and Community-Based Services, (HCBS). This piece explains the specific threat to disabled Americans posed by the sorts of cuts and changes to Medicaid that the Trump administration is likely to push for. If they do turn their attention to Medicaid in anything like the ways conservative think tanks have been planning for years, we're going to need more explainers like this, and personal stories about what Medicaid and all forms of home care mean to us. (See below).
February 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
specialedadvocate.bsky.social
This is beautiful. Going to try this at home when the almost instinctual response IDK is given.
edutopia.org Edutopia @edutopia.org · Feb 8
“My partner teacher does this lovely thing when a student in his class gives him an ‘I don’t know’ response. He simply says, ‘Tell me something you do know that might be helpful.’” —Tom Brassington, #Teacher #EduSky
“My partner teacher does this lovely thing when a student in his class gives him an ‘I don’t know’ response. He simply says, ‘Tell me something you do know that might be helpful.’” —Tom Brassington, Teacher
February 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
specialedadvocate.bsky.social
This is not unique to NYC schools. The language, including the frequent use of acronyms, challenges native English speakers. Going through an IEP team meeting without understanding educators and administrators? No way. #disabilityrights #specialeducation

www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
Case closed: NYC settles suit over failure to offer translation services to families
NYC schools to bolster translation services to families with limited English after lawsuit
www.chalkbeat.org
February 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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‘Hay una cultura de temor’: Estudiantes indocumentados agonizan ante comienzo del nuevo mandato de Trump
A muchos estudiantes indocumentados les preocupa que su estatus migratorio los haga vulnerables bajo la nueva administración
Los estudiantes universitarios sin estatus migratorio legal enfrentan un futuro particularmente incierto a medida que avanzan en sus estudios de educación superior y se preparan para trabajar. Líderes...
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February 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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edutopia.org
“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” —B.B. King

#education #teachers
“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” —B.B. King
February 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
specialedadvocate.bsky.social
"💡 Key Finding:
Students with IEPs are often pulled out of science for other services, reducing access to critical STEM learning."

#inclusiveeducation #UDL #specialeducation #scienceeducation
edaccelerator.bsky.social Special Education Research Accelerator (SERA) @edaccelerator.bsky.social · Dec 10
New Research Alert!
We surveyed general education teachers nationwide to see how science is taught to students with LD in 4th & 5th grade.

💡 Some students get 5x more science time than others.
💡 Students with IEPs often miss science due to pullout instruction.

👉 Read more: osf.io/preprints/ed...
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February 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
specialedadvocate.bsky.social
@hechingerreport.org started the conversation that's spreading. This article is an excellent answer to a recent question of inclusive education's value. #specialeducation #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #inclusiveducation #universaldesignforliving #UDL
February 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Congress wants to cut $2.3 trillion from Medicaid, but reckless spending cuts will have serious consequences . Children, seniors in long-term care, and people with disabilities WILL lose access the to care they count on. Stay tuned. #HandsOffOurMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid
This images features the spiked line from electro cardiograms and features bold text on a red background. It reads: "Hands off Medicaid."
February 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
specialedadvocate.bsky.social
Every one of us can call or email our House Representatives and Senators with this message. #disabilityvisibility #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #specialeducation #stopthelawbreaking
copaafape.bsky.social Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates @copaafape.bsky.social · Feb 6
Reject Closing the Department of Education! We stand firm in our conviction to protect students with disabilities and their families.
Do not threaten the lives of our children.

Full statement www.copaa.org/news/692988/...
Reject ED Closure: Do not threaten the lives of our children. - Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.
In the past few weeks there has been a flurry of administrative actions, such as Executive Orders (EO), issued without clear authority, guidance or any plan of action.  We are particularly concerned about how our nation’s 8 million children with disabilities served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the 1.5 million eligible under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 will be protected. Some of these orders and actions directly threaten the safety, health, and education of our children. And, they sow fear throughout the disability community, especially for parents of children with disabilities, who rely on the federal government to safeguard their children. Simply stated, eliminating or weakening the federal government’s obligation to protect students with disabilities from discrimination and or to deprive them of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is cruel, irresponsible and unacceptable.
www.copaa.org
February 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM