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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

AAHD is in solidarity with the disability community in denouncing the Texas v. Kennedy decision. Nothing about us without us includes the right to live in our communities. Read ours and a collection of aligned statements here: aahd.us/2026/09/aahd...

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Health literacy is a right, not a privilege. Millions of Americans struggle to understand health information. One method makes it simple: Easy Read. Easy Read breaks down barriers so everyone can access care they deserve. Accessibility matters! Read more here: aahd.us/2026/09/heal...

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

AAHD is calling on our members to contact your Member of Congress and Senators to share what #Medicaid means for people with disabilities. This Wednesday, September 16th, urge them to preserve and restore access to coverage and care. Visit ModernMedicaid.org for advocacy resources. #MedicaidHCBS

 This Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Medicaid Day of Action. Images of disabled people out and about in the community, walking with guide canes and arm crutches, or navigating in manual and power wheelchairs.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The AAHD Research Listserv shares regular opportunities for cross-disability communities to participate in health research. We have three new research opportunities set to release over the coming weeks. Sign up for our Research Listserv today: bit.ly/AAHD-Newslet...

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Introducing our 2026 Frederick J. Krause #DisabilityHealth Scholars! Cole Clift, Hailey Lambert, Zoe Rollins and Aryanna Sanchez are dedicating their careers to the field of disability and health. Join us in congratulating our scholarship recipients: aahd.us/2026/09/2026... #Disability #DisSky

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2026 Disability & Health Scholars Announced - AAHD

Winners of the 2026 Disability and Health Scholarship created by the American Association on Health and Disability.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We are proud to be part of the 2026 Fierce 50 cohort, honored for our #HealthEquity work. Read the press release to learn about all of the awardees advancing the field alongside us: aahd.us/2026/09/aahd...

Fierce 50 2026 Health Equity honoree: American Association on Health and Disability.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Are you a college student living with a mental health condition? Are you interested in learning more about maintaining wellness? The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion is looking for participants for Taking Action! #MentalHealth #StudentMentalHealth

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We are proud to announce our newest collaboration with the Human Services Research Institute + @gwpublichealth.bsky.social. We will provide #accessibility and communications support on MAP-It: A Medicaid Action and Policy Impact Tracker for Disability and Aging Supports www.hsri.org/map-it/

On MAP-It, the Medicaid Action and Policy Impact Tracker for Disability and Aging Supports. MAP-It will help ensure that Medicaid policy changes affecting home and community based services do not happen in the dark. By making state-level actions visible and understandable as they occur, the project will support people with disabilities, advocates, and community organizations to respond early, engage effectively, and hold decision-makers accountable.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

AAHD has launched a Maryland pilot of our Health Insurance Literacy Academy, with support from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield: Read our Press Release to learn more: aahd.us/2026/08/pres...

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Press Release - Dr. Bonnielin Swenor joins AAHD as our newest Board Member. Read more about her work to advance the field of disability and health: aahd.us/2026/08/bonn... #DisabilitySky #Disability

Welcome our Newest Board Member, Dr. Bonnielin Swenor. AAHD. Photo of Bonnielin. She is a white woman with blond shoulder-length hair.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Critical reflections on #Medicaid disability documentation from our Board Member, Theo W. Braddy: aahd.us/2026/08/a-me... #DisabilitySky #Disability Originally published with @ncil.bsky.social

Sometimes the greatest barrier is not my disability. It is the system that keeps asking me to prove it. Quote by Theo W. Braddy from "Every Six Months, I Become Disabled Again. My Bi-Annual Disability".

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

ATTN: Deaf Autistic Adults Our next #DisabilityResearch featured study drops next Wednesday! Sign up for our Research Listserv for notices about upcoming research opportunities just like this: bit.ly/AAHD-Newslet... Photo credit: Justin Kaneps (All in Frame Collection) #Disability

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 06/08/2026

Study: confirmed skeletal muscle abnormalities in Long COVID and ME Study: found evidence that fibromyalgia is a central nervous system disorder Study: Black people in the U.S. are less likely to be diagnosed with Long COVID compared to white people thesicktimes.org/2026/08/04/r...

ID: Muscle fibers appear underneath a microscope in a striped pattern. The fibers appear red with white spaces. Inside the fiber are purple dots. The text reads, “The Sick Times. Long COVID research updates. A new study confirmed skeletal muscle abnormalities in Long COVID and ME. A large genetic study found evidence that fibromyalgia is a central nervous system disorder. Black people in the U.S. are less likely to be diagnosed with Long COVID compared to white people, according to a new study.”

A new study in Nature Communications confirmed skeletal muscle abnormalities in Long COVID and ME. The study, which furthered past research on post-exertional malaise from the same research group, compared various exercise tests and biopsies of people with Long COVID and ME to results from people who underwent 60 days of strict bedrest, as well as results from controls. “There are indications of abnormalities in muscle fibers, energy production, and oxygen supply,” lead researcher Rob Wüst said in a press release. People with Long COVID and ME “should not be treated as if they have merely lost their fitness. Future studies and diagnostics must take this into account.”

A large genetic study in Nature Medicine found evidence that fibromyalgia is a central nervous system disorder. Researchers analyzed genetic data from 2.56 million people, comparing around 54,000 people with fibromyalgia to controls. They found 26 loci for the disease, or specific locations on a chromosome where variations on DNA are linked to the increased chance of disease development. Though fibromyalgia has a higher prevalence in women, the researchers did not find a sex difference in the genetic architecture. “These findings establish a firm biological basis for a long-debated condition,” the researchers concluded. The study’s biggest limiting factor was its primarily European cohort, which could limit how well the findings apply to people of other ethnicities.

Black people in the U.S. are less likely to be diagnosed with Long COVID compared to white people, according to a new study in Health Affairs. Researchers evaluated the electronic health records of 2.4 million Americans diagnosed with acute COVID-19 between 2022 and early 2023, using the ICD-10-CM code for Long COVID (U09.9) as the primary outcome. The researchers found less than 1% of each ethnicity group in the study had a Long COVID diagnosis, and stated that their findings were “likely an underestimate of the true magnitude of diagnostic bias.”

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Do you need a weekly recap to keep up with #Medicaid and ACA changes? Made for health care #navigators, our NDNRC newsletter supports #disability advocates in the complicated world of health insurance and access. Our newest issue comes out Friday! Sign up here: bit.ly/AAHD-Subscribe

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Brendan Duke @brendanvduke.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It’s good news that the Senate included a delay of the proposed OMB grants rule in its bipartisan temporary funding bill — bipartisan recognition of the rule’s harm to communities, small businesses, state and local governments, tribes and taxpayers. 🧵 www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

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The Trump Administration Seeks to End Nonpartisan Grantmaking

A proposed rule would radically transform how grant award decisions are made, allowing them to be based on purely political calculations — including who receives funds, what is required of grantees, a...

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

AAHD is proud to celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 36th Anniversary. On July 26th we uplift this important civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools and transportation.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed in 1990. This landmark civil rights law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of public life. Along with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the ADA established a right to community living over
institutionalization. Photo of a woman in a power wheelchair hanging out in the kitchen with her roommates as one chops vegetables. He has Moebius Syndrome and a face that is paralyzed.

Recent directives from the DOJ are rolling back federal support for the 1999 Olmstead Supreme Court decision
which reinforced this right. In the Olmstead v. L.C. decision, the Supreme Court affirmed that institutionalization is a form of discrimination against disabled people prohibited by the ADA. This ruling established a mandate for states to provide supports in a community setting. Olmstead established an end to the era of segregation for disabled people. The decision still stands.

We call on state leadership to commit to Olmstead & build a nation where community living is universal. Photo of colleagues chatting and working in a modern coworking office space. At one table, a young white woman with partially paralyzed arms and hands chats with a young pale white blind woman. A black and white guide dog with a guide harness lies on the floor next to the blind woman

Ask your state governor and attorney general to reject the DOJ memo and commit to community integration of people with disabilities. An African American girl shows smiles and holds her phone at a table in a cafe, while the girl's mother and auntie laugh together. The auntie is paraplegic and is seated in a manual wheelchair. She has short gray hair. The daughter is wearing a cochlear implant.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Analysis from @statnews.com shows an overwhelming opposition to the OMB's proposed changes to federal grantmaking. We know these changes would harm many communities, including critical disability research being done to support community health. We call on OMB to halt implementation of this rule.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

#Medicaid HCBS is critical for ensuring health and wellbeing for thousands of Americans. Watch this past week’s webinar “The Future of Olmstead: Community Living & Care at a Crossroads” to learn about the risks to community living in this moment: youtu.be/gPg_Tb_2DCI?... #Olmstead #CommunityLiving

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The Future of Olmstead: Community Living & Care at a Crossroads

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Sign up for this June 29th Public Engagement webinar from The Grassroots Project! This effort is building a network of cross-disability, cross-generational, and culturally diverse leaders within the community living advocacy movement. Register today: www.hsri.org/projects/the...

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The DOJ is undermining critical civil rights protections for disabled people to live in our communities. We at AAHD will continue to fight for the rights of people with disabilities to live freely in their community and the promise that was made in the Olmstead decision: aahd.us/2026/06/aahd...

Defending Olmstead. Attention: DOJ memo threatens community living for people with disabilities. AAHD will continue to fight for the promise that was made in the Olmstead decision.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This year over $37 million in federal funding is dedicated to #disability research through the Natl. Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). Over $34 million is delayed, impacting grant programs. @statnews.com reporting: www.statnews.com/2026/06/19/f...

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Federal grant delays could jeopardize essential disability services, research

Disability researchers across the country worry about their jobs, and the future of their institutions, as a delay in issuing federal grants drags on.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#AI has promise as an #AssistiveTechnology. It also presents some potential harms to people with disabilities. Read more about the state of AI in health in our newest blog: aahd.us/2026/06/ai-i... #DisabilitySky

For AI to benefit disabled people it needs to be both anti-ableist and accessible. AAHD blog. Health systems, disability and AI.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Federal grants and funding rules are potentially changing, with huge implications for the #disability community. Critical programs and research could be cut based on #DEIA allegations alone. Please read our alert on how you can take action: aahd.us/2026/06/omb-... Public comments due: July 13th.

Protect Federal Funds. New federal rule changes threaten health equity research and disability programs. Submit public comments by July 13th. American Association on Health and Disability.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

New Profiles on the 2026 Community Champions for Disability Health, recognized by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. These organizations are leaders in community health innovation for disabled communities: aahd.us/2026/05/disa...

Community Champions for Disability Health, 2026. Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS) Network. Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Ohio. Split Second Foundation.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We are proud to announce that AAHD has welcomed Kimberly Hill Ridley to our esteemed Board of Directors. Learn more about her leadership: aahd.us/2026/04/kimb...

Meet our new board member Kimberly Hill Ridley. American Association on Health and Disability.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Web accessibility can't wait another year! The ADA turns 36 this year. It's time for our digital spaces and our communities to adopt accessibility standards to make sure public life is accessible to all. It's time to include all people fully in civic life: #A11yNow

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Call for Participants: New study opportunity exploring the experience of disability. Open to people: age 18 or over living in the continental U.S. and territories. Learn more: syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Art credit: Jonathan Y. Eden for Disabled And Here @affecttheverb.com

Illustration of five BIPOC friends enjoying a planetarium show together, all sitting and wearing a variety of masks and colorful summer outfits. In the group: a Black trans man using a power wheelchair, an Afro-Latina woman who’s an arm amputee, a Black Autistic person holding a star-shaped fidget, an invisibly disabled Asian femme, and a multiracial person using a mobility scooter. Stars twinkle in the overhead dome as soft purple light fills the room and an air purifier hums in the background. A wheelchair access symbol can be seen beneath the mobility scooter.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Welcome to our four-part series on the importance of HCBS programs for the disability community, with a focus on how Medicaid supports people with disabilities, and why you need to keep an eye on the program right now. #disabilityadvocacy #HCBS #Medicaid #AAHD #healthcare

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HCBS 101, Part 1 of 4

Welcome to our four-part series on the importance of HCBS programs for the disability community, with a focus on how Medicaid supports people with disabiliti...

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Today we're on Capitol Hill with the Alliance for NIDILRR Grantees & the Disability & Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) to advocate for additional funding for the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. NIDILRR is a keystone for disability research!

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). We call on Congress to increase the NIDILRR budget to $150 Million in 2027. With an increase in funding, NIDILRR will be able to provide overdue cost-of-living increases to support disability researchers doing this important work.

In FY 2023*, NIDILRR funded: 271 grants supporting 1,500+ research projects. This was done with $112.5 million in funding to support essential disability community health needs (based on the most recently available data). NIDILRR continues to have a tremendous impact.

These distinguished studies were made possible by NIDILRR. Outcomes of Person-Centered Planning in Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services. Published in the Gerontologist. Authors: Chong et al. This study found Person-Centered Planning* was being used by the majority of HCBS recipients in 12 states studied. Participation in decision-making improves the community living experience. *Where people with disabilities help plan their own HCBS services and supports.

Study Highlights. Long COVID Among People With Preexisting Disabilities. Published in AJPH. Authors: Hall et al. Takeaway: Long COVID occurred more frequently in people with pre-existing disabilities than among the nondisabled population. This work illuminates the longstanding barriers to health care and higher risk of exposure to COVID-19 affecting the disability community. Second study: An Accommodation for Whom? Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Landscape of Flexible and Remote Work for Workers with Disabilities? Published in Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal. Author: Brooks. Takeaway: A select group of disabled workers were the main group to benefit from COVID-19 related remote work. Overall, workers with disabilities had fewer remote work options than nondisabled workers during the pandemic. Better accommodations and employment options can support all disabled workers’ needs.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

DYK: Women with disabilities represent over 18% of all women around the world, equating to approximately 700 million people worldwide. Better health needs all of us to take part in research. Join out Research Listserv to take part: bit.ly/AAHD-Subscribe

A collage of women with disabilities with the text: Health research needs you! Join AAHD's Research Listserv.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Our inaugural research agenda "marks a pivotal step toward building a stronger, data-driven foundation for disability health equity...at a time when rigorous research and reliable data are more important than ever." - @anjalifp.bsky.social Read AAHD's Research Agenda: aahd.us/2026/03/rese...

American Association on Health and Disability 2025 to 2028 Research Agenda. Advancing health equity for all disabled people.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

We look forward to reviewing your applications for our scholarship program! Selected scholars will be notified in August with a public announcement in the fall. Sign up for our General Listserv to be notified when our 2027 scholarship opens for applications: bit.ly/AAHD-Newslet...

Thank you to everyone who applied to AAHD's Disability and Health Scholarship Program. Scholars will be announced by August 2026.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 16/03/2026

"Because over the last nearly three years, fitness trackers have helped me do the very opposite of what they were originally intended to do. I use them to do less — not more." Read more from @adrs.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/features/889...

Verge headline: My fitness tracker is a secret weapon against my chronic illness
by Arielle Duhaime-Ross

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Joining the AAHD Research Listserv allows you to know about any upcoming research studies you can participate in to ensure science is serving everyone. Receive disability & health research opportunities in your inbox: bit.ly/AAHD-Subscribe

A collage of individuals with disabilities with text that reads: We can't actually solve health disparities unless we include the people who are experiencing them, a quote by Dr. Susan Passmore, PhD.

Text below the image reads: Help inform disability research.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

CMS wants to roll back essential health benefits coverage. You can join us in defending comprehensive coverage, made possible by the ACA. Check out this toolkit and comment submission guide from @familiesusa.bsky.social to get started: bit.ly/FUSA-NBPP Comment deadline is this Friday, March 13th.

Tell CMS Defend our health care. Defend ACA protections for benefits and affordability. Summit your public comments by March 13th. A person uses a joystick to work on their computer. American Association on Health and Disability. National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Start your AAHD membership now and receive the next issue of the Disability and Health Journal coming out April 2026! Explore all of our membership benefits at: aahd.us/2026/02/memb... #DisabilityAdvocates #DisabilityResearch #DisabilitySky

Disability and Health Journal. The official journal of the American Association on Health and Disability. AAHD membership: access timely research, policy updates, and information essential to the disability community.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Last call to submit your application for AAHD's Disability & Health Scholarship. Applications are due by midnight tonight (Friday, March 6th): aahd.us/initiatives/... #Disability #DisabilityScholarship #DisabilityScholars #DisabilityAdvocates #DisabledStudents #DisabledScholars #DisabilityHealth

AAHD Disability and health scholarship program. Final day to apply. Applications accepted until midnight, March 6th.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Calling all #Disability advocates: DYK, AAHD members receive action alerts and research on important issues facing the disability community? Start your membership now and receive the next issue of the Disability and Health Journal, released April 2026: aahd.us/2026/02/memb...

Membership at AAHD. Join calls to action to support health justice. A woman walks outside with her walker, and a caregiver beside her.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

We look forward to this presentation by Dr. Jae Kennedy tomorrow, hosted by @disabilityec.bsky.social. Register here: www.disabilityequitycollaborative.org/dec-research...

Disability Equity Collaborative. Disability perspectives on the adverse effects of medical ableism.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Sign up for our Research Listserv to receive updates on disability-focused health studies every month. You can subscribe at: bit.ly/AAHD-Subscribe Share this opportunity with the disabled people considering pregnancy in your life. Thanks for helping us spread the word! #DisabilitySky #Disability

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

From this important new issue of @thelancet.com: Being human: ableism, advocacy, and strengthening medicine. (Full access with free registration): www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #ableism #HealthEquity #OpenAccess

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

AAHD members become part of a network of advocates, researchers, and community members working towards #HealthEquity for the disability community. Learn about the action and community building tools we offer members: aahd.us/2026/02/memb...

Membership at AAHD. Support disability advocacy across our communities. A disabled man in a wheelchair chats with people on a city street.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

AAHD Membership connects our members to critical and timely updates on #disability policy. Visit our membership page to find out how an AAHD membership can connect you to #DisabilityAdvocacy and research. Find the membership option that’s best for you: aahd.us/2026/02/memb...

Membership at AAHD. Follow current disability policy updates. A man with a hearing aid smiling, seated at his desk.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

ATTN: Healthcare #Navigators, Enrollment Assisters, #Disability Advocates: Are you getting our Friday newsletter yet? Sign up for weekly news on #Medicaid + ACA coverage access for people with disabilities: bit.ly/AAHD-Subscribe #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilitySky

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Lurie Institute for Disability Policy @lurieinstitute.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

New Report 📝 Olmstead’s Effects on Housing Affordability, Supportive Housing, and Home and Community-Based Services: A Three-State Study This report and its associated case studies were conducted by the @dredf.bsky.social, in partnership with the CLPC. Read online: TinyURL.com/OlmsteadReport2026

Lois Curtis, Elaine Lewis, and their lawyer sit at a table smiling. Text reads: Background. The Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. LC says that people with disabilities have a right to live in the community. Arrow point to Lois and Elaine saying ‘plaintiff.’

Text reads: The ‘integration mandate’ of the Olmstead decision required states to take action to help people with disabilities get out of institutions and into the community. A visualization of how Olmstead helps keep people out of institutions. A person with an intellectual disability on track to go to an institution, but an arrow navigates around the institution, instead going to a home in the community.

Text reads: Summary of the Report. This report looks at how the Olmstead decision brought about positive change in three states: Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. The report describes how each state utilized Olmstead as a tool to improve access to community living for people with disabilities, including improving housing affordability, supportive housing, and home and community-based services.

Text reads: The report’s authors interviewed people for their input and expertise. Here’s what they had to say. Quote 1: I think that Olmstead has been
one of the most powerful tools to increase the availability of affordable and accessible housing.” Quote 2: I’ve seen many examples where Olmstead litigation has led states to pretty significantly increase availability of accessible integrated housing with supportive services for people with disabilities…”

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Listen to this @newamerica.org conversation about the threats to the #disability community posed by current HHS policy. We agree that "policy decisions are never neutral. They reflect whose safety, autonomy, and well-being are valued and whose are treated as expendable." youtu.be/WESauuvNBZs?...

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Disability Under Threat

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

We are proud to launch our 2026 Membership Drive! If you want to take action for people with disabilities in 2026, consider becoming part of our network. Visit AAHD's membership page to explore all of our member benefits and find the option that’s best for you: aahd.us/2026/02/memb...

Membership at AAHD. Stay on top of current disability and health research. A disabled woman reviews a document with another woman in an office.

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

AAHD is with the American Disability and Aging Alliance today on Capitol Hill, advocating for critical disability programs like NIDILRR. ADAA is a disability-led coalition united in the fight for #HealthEquity for people with disabilities. Learn more: DisabilityAgingAlliance.org #DisabilitySky

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American Association on Health & Disability @aahealthdisability.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

AAHD is in solidarity with the disability community advocates who have fought against the use of this language. Our leaders must stop the normalization of divisiveness. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u... #BanTheRWord

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The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It

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