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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 29/09/2026

Disability rights gave us protections. Disability justice asks us to imagine and build something bigger. Do you know the difference between the two? Read below to learn more ⬇️

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 24/09/2026

28 million Americans say they skipped a meal to pay for medical expenses. We’ve partnered with @1NationOverchgd because healthcare is a right, and no one should have to give up one basic need just to afford another. Healthcare justice cannot be compromised. Alt Embedded.

Purple woven graphic sharing that 28 million Americans say they skipped a meal to pay for medical expenses. A raised hand holding a lightbulb appears beside the statistic. Text below encourages people to join the fight for health justice.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 22/09/2026

Election terminology isn’t always easy to understand or access, so we created this plain-language voting terminology guide to help people understand their rights before heading to the polls. 🗳️ 1/9

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 17/09/2026

Disabled students’ rights are constantly under threat. Here is a list of school disability terms every student, family, and advocate should know. 📕 1/8

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 15/09/2026

The South’s got something to say, and we're saying it on National Voter Registration Day! 🗳️ Disabled people make up one of the largest voting blocs in the country. Our votes hold power! Let’s make sure they hear us at the ballot box. Check your registration. ⬇️💥

An orange Feel good Action poster that reads "It Only Takes" in white text and "2 minutes" in white text on pink outline.

In smaller text underneath it reads "Checking your voter registration takes less time than ordering coffee." with a white underline.

There's also a white hand holding a coffee cup with a little check mark and bullhorn icon.

On the bottom it reads "Check today: feelgoodaction.org" in white text.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 14/09/2026

Southern Disability Voting Events you should know about! 🗳️💥 Big thanks to AAPD and REV UP for putting these events together and helping Disabled voters across the South claim their voting power! 🔥

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 14/09/2026

Alabama— it's time to claim your voting power!💥🗳️ On Sept. 16, join disability-led organizations for a free, interactive event to build voting confidence and practice self advocacy. Register below!👇🏼 bit.ly/AccessibleVoting-HSV

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 10/09/2026

What does disability justice look like at school? 🎒 Disability justice at school goes beyond accommodations. It’s about making sure disabled students have the access and support they need, while still having autonomy, belonging, and room to thrive. 1/6

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 01/09/2026

The Disability Justice movement has continued to grow and thrive over the years— and we are so grateful and proud to be in community and collaboration with so many incredible leaders. Check them out below and support! 💥

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 30/08/2026

21 years after Hurricane Katrina, disabled people are still fighting for disaster justice. Disabled people are not disposable, and access to safety should never be an afterthought in disaster planning, response, or recovery.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 24/08/2026

July may be over, but Disability Pride never ends! We're excited to announce the release of our newest merch collection, beautifully designed by Jennifer White-Johnson (@jtknoxroxs)💥 ALT Embedded. 1/2

New Disabled South merch: shirts, sweatshirt, mug, button; slogan 'Fund Care Not Billionaires' store.newdisabledsouth.org

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 17/08/2026

Disability Pride Month may be over, but the need for accessible, quality, and affordable healthcare in the South doesn't end in July. Here's what one disabled Southerner wants people to know about healthcare access. 1/4

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 14/08/2026

Today is the last day to join Atlanta People’s Campaign, Barred Business, and New Disabled South for a FREE non- cooperation training August 21-23! Let’s learn the authoritarian playbook, build strategy, and take action - TOGETHER! Details below ⬇️ bit.ly/AUGNCT1

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 12/08/2026

We want to thank our friends at Play Spark (@play_spark) for highlighting NDS during Disability Pride Month and for their generous donation! A longtime NDS supporter, Play Spark continues to inspire us with their devotion to a more accessible South. We love wearing their designs! ALT embedded.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 10/08/2026

It's not just August —it's Black August. Black August is an annual commemoration honoring the lives and struggles of Black revolutionaries and activists. Abolition and disability justice are not separate, but rather deeply interwoven movements. ALT Embedded.

Three black-and-white portraits above bold yellow BLACK AUGUST text; header words "study fast train fight" and a silhouetted crowd with raised fists.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 01/07/2026

Exciting news! We've rebranded! 🎉 Explore our new look, check out everything NDS, and subscribe to our newsletter for future updates. Trust us— you won't want to miss what's coming this month 👀🔥 Happy Disability Pride Month! newdisabledsouth.org

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New Disabled South | Disability Justice in the South

New Disabled South is a disabled-led organization building political power, justice, and community across the South.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 29/06/2026

Meet New Disabled South’s reimagined look, leading us into the next chapter of disability justice and liberation across the South ✊🏼 Oh wait… you thought that was it? Oh no, the new look is just the beginning. We’ve got bigger and bolder things cooking up your way. Stay tuned! 🔥 ALT embedded.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 24/06/2026

Uh-oh, we've got something cookin' 👀 Hope y'all are ready for a little Southern flavor! ✨ Subscribe to our email list to be the first to know➡️ www.newdisabledsouth.org

A purple graphic with a faint map of the U.S. South. Text in the center: "Something is coming...from New Disabled South. 6 Days." Below are colorful silhouettes of disabled people.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 27/05/2026

We, at New Disabled South, are honored to say that we’re a proud partner of @OneNationOvercharged. We believe healthcare is a right. People over profits. ALWAYS. Join the movement here: secure.everyaction.com/SwmP174lO0eE...

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One Nation, Overcharged is an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) committed to growing the demand for a healthcare system that puts people first and works for all of us.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 21/04/2026

Here’s a bill walk-through video of our Plain Language Policy Dashboard to show you how it all works 💜 Check out the Dashboard here: plain-language-policy-dashboard.org [Screen recording of a video walk-through of how to look up a bill inside New Disabled South’s PL Policy Dashboard page.]

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 08/04/2026

BIG NEWS! DUAL: The True Cost of Care is a Webby nominee (Video & Film: Public Service & Activism) and a honoree (Podcasts: Documentary). This belongs to the people who trusted us with their stories 🧡 Vote for DUAL here: vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting... Watch DUAL here: youtu.be/UqBuozWHdgs?...

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Vote for the best of the internet

I just voted in The Webby People's Voice Awards and checked my voter registration.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 09/04/2026

We’re so excited to share our Plain Language Policy Dashboard is back and better than ever! ✨ This tool breaks down inaccessible and hard to understand legislation into plain language! Tap the link to explore 💜 plain-language-policy-dashboard.org

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 08/04/2026

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Vote for the best of the internet

I just voted in The Webby People's Voice Awards and checked my voter registration.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 20/11/2025

Over 12 million people across the United States are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare, a status called “dual eligible”. Meet Kayla R., a young disabled woman in Georgia navigating life, work, and the complex reality of being dual-enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid- youtu.be/xLsbvujX7oo?...

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"Like a Job" | DUAL: The True Cost of Care (S1E1)

YouTube video by New Disabled South

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 30/10/2025

we closed this application yesterday. we got an unbelievable 18,588 applications totaling $4,157,600 in $100 and $250 requests. we have sent $53,000 to 224 people and will continue to send more. if you are able to donate, you can do so at ndsdj.org/snapdonate thanks to EVERYONE who has donated!

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 28/10/2025

We are offering one time payments to disabled folks in the South who will not receive their SNAP benefits this month. If you need help, please find more information and details at ndsdj.org/snaphelp. If you’d like to donate to the fund, go to ndsdj.org/snapdonate We take care of each other ❤️

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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 09/09/2025

Come join my team! We at @newdisabledsouth.org are looking for a digital fundraising manager. Apply at go.newdisabledsouth.org/digi-fundraising

Job posting from New Disabled South: “We’re Hiring! Digital Fundraising Manager.” $80k salary, unlimited PTO, fully remote, 4-day/32-hour work week, health insurance, stipends, and more. Apply at go.newdisabledsouth.org/digi-fundraising.

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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 01/09/2025

we at @newdisabledsouth.org dropped some new merch. the last shirt is a reference to trump’s executive order that said disability diagnoses “poses a dire threat to the american people and our way of life.” store.newdisabledsouth.org

A guy wearing a camo hat that says Y’all Ableist

A guy wearing a hat that says Sweet Tea & Access Please

A guy wearing a tank that says Sweet Tea & Access Please

A guy flipping off the camera and wearing a shirt that says “I pose a dire threat to the American people and our way of life.”

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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 22/08/2025

For @teenvogue.com, I wrote about America’s favorite bipartisan pastime: starving people at home and abroad. As officials confirm what we already know, that there is a famine in Gaza, I hope we can all remember that none of this is unavoidable. It is a choice.

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From Famine in Gaza to Trump Cutting SNAP, Child Hunger is An American Pastime

"At home and abroad, the U.S. government is participating in starving people, particularly children, and calling it policy."

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The Progressive South @progsouth.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The conversation in HEADLIGHTS this week is with Dom Kelly of @newdisabledsouth.org: "The South has 1/3 of all disabled people in the entire country — the majority of whom are Black. We also have the legacy of eugenics, of slavery, of Jim Crow, that all inform our policies and our systems today."

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Tracking Atlanta @trackingatl.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

On the eve of Trump likely passing this incredibly harmful bill, I would like to spotlight two local organizations: @285southatl.bsky.social and @newdisabledsouth.org. Please familiarize yourself with them and give to them if you can. 💕

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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 04/07/2025

It doesn’t have to be like this. We don’t have to die at the hands of corrupt politicians, billionaires, and wealthy corporations. We can build a different world. While we do that, we have to care for each other and help each other survive this. We’ve done it before. @newdisabledsouth.org

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 25/06/2025

Applications open til July 12, 2025!

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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 21/06/2025

My reflections on me and @newdisabledsouth.org being named to the Forbes Accessibility 100 list. This took me a few days to write, and even though it may come with consequences, I think it’s important. Thanks for reading y’all.

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I’ve waited a few days to post this after really grappling with what to say. I understand that saying this possibly won’t afford me/us with an opportunity like this again - one that comes with significant exposure and as a result of that, I’ve been told, the potential for more recognition that could lead to more funding, awards, etc etc. Still, I feel in my gut that it needs to be said.

First, I am so very honored and grateful for the recognition of making it on the very first Forbes Accessibility 100 list. Truly. This is not a list you pay to be on, so the fact that the work that our phenomenal team of disabled folks is doing day in and day out is being recognized like this is really wonderful and not something I ever imagined when I conceived of New Disabled South.

But this list is also not representative of our field by any stretch of the imagination. And a disabled person who is entrenched in this field, or even a nondisabled person with any significant background or knowledge of the community, would likely not put together the list as it is here. Yes, many on here would be highlighted in that case, but many wouldn’t, and so many people who don’t show up on here would.

I look at this list and I think about the dozens of people who belong here. And not in a “if it was a 500 list we’d all be a part of it” way. I mean, dozens of people who should have made this and didn’t. Black women, queer people, folks with I/DD, all who are LEADING the charge to make our media, politics, culture, products, companies, sports, law, and more accessible. All who, time and time again, do not get the recognition they deserve but who continue this work anyway.

And then I see enormous corporations like Walmart, Google, and Meta, and problematic organizations like the Special Olympics, and it reminds me that we have so very much work yet to do. I’d love to see a future where corporations - who have decades of documented disability discrimination lawsuits, who bend the knee to abandon DEI, who allow the unchecked spread of ableism, racism, anti-Blackness, anti-Arab hate, Islamophobia, transphobia, antisemitism, and more on their platforms, who fund genocides and weapons of war, and who ultimately give themselves carte blanche when they receive honors like this - aren’t recognized. I’d love to see a future where organizations who are led by nondisabled people and who perpetuate harmful narratives about disabled folks do not get recognized. I’d love to see a future where disabled people are the ones commissioned by companies like Forbes to put lists like this together. Or maybe no lists at all?

So this is not at all to sound ungrateful, and I know that there are so many people who would love to switch places to be on this list. So I don’t take the recognition for granted by any means. But I guess I’m saying that we can do so much better. And if we want to see things change for real and move toward actual liberation for our people, we HAVE to.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 17/06/2025

🚨Applications are open for the 2025 SPARC Fellowship! In partnership with our NDSR team, this free online program supports Southern policymakers in learning Disability Justice and best practices for serving Disabled constituents and communities! Apply here newdisabledsouthrising.org/sparc-fellowship

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SPARC Fellowship — New Disabled South Rising

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Supernova Momma @supernovaparenting.org · 17/06/2025

Excited about this

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 10/06/2025

We’re excited to announce Disability Unbound: A Lecture Series! Join us via zoom, June 17, with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha to explore Care Webs—what they are, why they matter, and how we build them together!🫂 Register for FREE here: www.newdisabledsouthrising.org/lectureseries

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Disability Unbound Lecture Series — New Disabled South Rising

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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 16/05/2025

“Dom Kelly, who heads @newdisabledsouth.org, characterized the legislation as ‘a continued attempt to silence those who work in opposition to the Trump administration and the right’s extreme agenda.’ Kelly isn’t backing down: ‘If they come for us, we will fight them with everything we’ve got.’”

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Republicans slide "nonprofit killer" law into tax bill

The White House could end any group's tax-exempt status by accusing it of support for terrorism.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 01/05/2025

We’re hiring for a graphic designer! Details and application at go.newdisabledsouth.org/designer.

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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 17/04/2025

What nondisabled people are missing is beyond the fact that this is ugly and false, it’s completely in line with the eugenicist playbook. Convince the public that “these people” live sad, unproductive lives, that we need to eradicate this “disease,” and then eventually, eradicate the people.

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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 16/04/2025

“Dom Kelly, cofounder of New Disabled South, agreed. ‘At this point, the disability community needs to realize that this is just the beginning, and if we are to mitigate any of the harm this administration does, we have to remain in solidarity with the trans community.’”

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 15/04/2025

Big news! Our Plain Language Policy Dashboard, which breaks down complex legislation into plain language, has been nominated for a Webby Award and we’re also in the running for a People's Voice award! Support the Dashy and vote Webbys! Voting ends Thursday! vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

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I just voted in The Webby People's Voice Awards and checked my voter registration.

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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 26/03/2025

Right now, Arkansas state legislators are about to pass a bill that would subject Disability Rights Arkansas, a private independent nonprofit that does not receive any state funds, to open records requests. 🧵

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

This vital policy change is the result of sustained grassroots organizing by the resident-led group DeKalb Water Watch, in collaboration with a coalition that includes: @afsc-org.bsky.social @legaldefensefund.bsky.social @newdisabledsouth.org South River Watershed Alliance

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

It’s so crucial, amid this onslaught of cruelty and immiseration, to highlight local victories. Here in DeKalb County, organizers just won the South’s first-ever water affordability law—capping bills at 3% of income, expanding shutoff protections, and securing debt relief for low-income residents.

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Advocates in DeKalb County Secure First of Its Kind Water Affordability Legislation in the Deep South

Yesterday, elected officials in Georgia passed sweeping legislation to address water affordability issues and implement stronger protections against shutoffs in DeKalb County. These efforts are the re

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