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Explainer: The Government Shutdown Is Over. What Does This Mean for Disabled Americans?

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After 43 long days, Congress reached an agreement to end the government shutdown. The agreement funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (including SNAP benefits) and the Department of Veterans Affairs through September 2026 and maintains 2025 funding levels for all...

Explainer: What the Trump Administration’s Reduction-in-Force Means for People with Disabilities

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What is a Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? A Reduction-in-Force (RIF) is a process in which an employer permanently eliminates some positions, resulting in layoffs. For any employer, RIFs can happen for reasons like budget cuts, reorganization, or shifting priorities. Unlike...

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Explainer: What the Government Shutdown Means for SNAP, WIC, and Disability Programs

Update as of October 27, 2025: The federal government shutdown is now in its fourth week, with no immediate end in sight. As you can read about in ...

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2025 REV UP Small Grants

2025 REV UP Small Grants Founded by grassroots disabled activists in Texas in 2016, REV UP maintains the core belief that change happens at the lo...

Jul 17, 2025

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AAPD Advocacy Guide

To access this resource as a Word document, click here. To access this resource as a PDF, click here. What does it mean to advocate? Advocac...

Jul 02, 2025

Reject Harmful Cuts to Medicaid

To access this resource as a Word document, click here. To access this resource as a PDF, click here. The Issue Medicaid supports over 70 million A...

Jul 02, 2025

Action Alert: Senate Budget Reconciliation Update

Last Updated July 3 at 9:45 AM ET Note: This resource is based on a rapidly evolving situation and will be updated as we receive more information. ...

Jun 28, 2025

Accessible Organizing: Tips for Protest Organizers and Disabled Protesters

To view this resource as a PDF, click here. Note: This resource is not intended to be legal advice and should not be used as such. These are tips f...

Jun 25, 2025

Explainer: The House Passed a Budget Reconciliation Bill – What’s In the Bill and What Would It Mean For Disabled Americans?

On May 22nd, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill by just one vote. The bill contains many provisions that w...

May 25, 2025

Budget Reconciliation 101: Explaining Budget Reconciliation in Congress

To access this resource as a PDF, click here. To access this resource as a Word Document, click here. What Is Reconciliation? The House and Senate...

May 25, 2025

Explaining the HHS Draft Budget and Why It Is Harmful to Disabled People

To access this resource as a PDF, click here. To access this resource as a Word document, click here. On April 16, 2025, the Washington Post report...

Apr 23, 2025

Explaining Medical Debt and the CFPB Rule: What’s Going On With Medical Debt, and How Does It Impact Consumers with Disabilities?

Click here to see this resource as a PDF Click here to see this resource as a Word Document On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Prote...

Apr 02, 2025

Election Executive Order Explainer: What’s Going On With Voting Right Now, and How Does It Impact Disabled Voters?

To access this resource as a PDF, click here. On March 25, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Preserving and Protecting the Int...

Mar 27, 2025