NPR’s Marketplace explores “The Cost of Criminalizing Disability” and the rising concern over police action impacting those with disabilities. The cost to families trying to keep a loved one from being arrested and thrown into jail, the article reports, can be high–even unattainable for some. And the cost for incarceration may ultimately fall to taxpayers. Read more
The Department of Justice is alleging that by separating students with behavioral disorders from other students, the state of Georgia illegally segregated schools. Read more
Across the country, Americans barred from voting because of their disability are looking to restore their rights in time for November’s election. Read more
PBS Newshour interviewed a psychologist on disability and sex. She says, “When you don’t see yourself in those magazines or part of those models, then you internalize that image and think that, OK, I guess I’m not sexy.” Read more
Brazil’s edition of Vogue Magazine is drawing criticism for a Photoshop maneuver using two models without disabilities to represent two Paralympians. Read more