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People With Disabilities Are Getting Sidelined in Pandemic Aid Talks — Again

Posted on October 2, 2020

President Trump’s comment that COVID-19 only affects people with “problems” is the latest attempt to diminish people with disabilities. Is the federal government doing enough to address the needs of Americans with disabilities during this crisis?

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Posted in Uncategorized Tagged COVID-19, government, healthcare, president, workplace discrimination

Op-Ed: The UK’s Disability Benefit Crisis

Posted on April 2, 2017

In the U.K., cuts to disability from the government are driven by “a perverse ideology” about disabled people, according to a Guardian columnist. Benefits in the country are set to shrink by nearly 30 percent. Read more

Posted in international Tagged government

About NCDJ

People with disabilities make up at least 19 percent of the U.S. population or 54.4 million people. The goal of the NCDJ is to provide support and guidance for journalists as they cover people with disabilities.

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Disability Language Style Guide Available in Spanish

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NCDJ Releases Disability Language Style Guide in Spanish

The NCDJ disability language style guide was recently updated to contain nearly 200 words and terms commonly used when referring to people with disabilities. The Spanish translation of the guide was made possible by a grant from the Ford Foundation, which provides support for NCDJ programs and services. Both the English and Spanish versions of the disability language style guide are available in downloadable format.

 

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National Center on Disability and Journalism

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Arizona State University

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