Your health coverage isn't just for emergencies. All #ACA Marketplace plans cover the essentials: -Mental Health services -Doctor Visits Free Preventive Care (like checkups and vaccines) Visit getcoveredamerica.org today and sign up. #GetCovered. Photo: Disabled and Here

A discharge petition in the House paves the way for a vote on a three-year extension of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits, which expire on 12/31. But there is no drop-dead date for an extension, writes KFF’s @larrylevitt.bsky.social #QuickTake on.kff.org/3MFGAl8

Our final #PolicyBlog of 2025 reviews the legal protections that help combat discrimination against people with disabilities, with a focus on healthcare: aahd.us/2025/12/heal... Sign up for our newsletters to follow our policy work in 2026: bit.ly/AAHD-Subscribe #PolicyFocus #DisabilitySky

Confused by deductibles and premiums? You are not alone! The process of applying for the right health coverage can be tricky, but free, expert help is available to guide you through the enrollment process. Find assistance to help at: getcoveredamerica.org #GetCovered Photo: Disabled and Here

Open Enrollment Update: Today is the last day to enroll in a Marketplace plan for coverage that starts on January 1st. Check out your options at Healthcare.gov #DisabilityCommunity #GetCovered

The Marketplace is STILL open. Despite all of the noise, you can still find a health coverage plan that works for you by visiting healthcare.gov today. Your health, your plan, your choice. #GetCovered Photo - Disabled and Here

We’re now accepting applications for our 2026 Scholarship on Health & Disability! This award is made each year to undergraduate/ graduate students pursuing studies in the broad field of #DisabilityHealth. Due: March 6, 2026 Share this opportunity: aahd.us/initiatives/... #Disability #DisabilitySky

Disabled people will lose access to care if enhanced premium tax credits expire. These help make healthcare affordable for self-employed freelance and contractors. We need action before the end of 2025. Reporting by @juliametraux.bsky.social in @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Don’t assume that health coverage is out of reach for you. Open Enrollment is the perfect time to check the marketplace. You may be surprised to find a plan that covers your health care needs! Visit healthcare.gov for a plan that’s right for you. #GetCovered Photo Credit: Disabled and Here

This #IDPWD, remember: to support the health of people with disabilities, that means ending poverty, creating fair employment, and building welcoming communities. #DisabilityInclusion must be at the center of everything we do. It’s the only way we get there. Photo: Disabled and Here. #DisabilitySky

The @lowninstitute.bsky.social awards the Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility each year to a young clinician who demonstrates bold leadership in social justice and health care reform. The award comes with a $25,000 prize. Nominations due January 15, 2026: lowninstitute.org/projects/ber...

ACA marketplace is open for enrollment. Double-check your info, compare plans before December 15, and respond to marketplace notices, so your coverage stays up to date.

Your health needs are complex, and our health systems must be able to see your needs holistically. Learn how advances in Whole Person Health can improve health outcomes for people with disabilities: aahd.us/2025/11/poli... #Disability #DisabilityHealth

“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there. But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.” - Alice Wong: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...

Claiming a #disability is about accessing support, even though "fewer than 1 in 5 older adults had ever received an accommodation from their health care providers to which they are legally entitled under the #ADA." Read this new piece in the @nytimes.com on disability and health politics:

Across the country, millions of #ACA marketplace enrollees are facing higher premiums as premium tax credit enhancements near expiration at the end of this year. See how premiums are rising in your district in our new interactive map. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

New research makes plain the limitations of existing #DisabilityData measures. #DisabilityHealth researchers can use their recommended limitation statements to explain how ACS6 and WGSS data may not capture all people with disabilities. Read the study #OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

With the start of #ACA #OpenEnrollment, healthcare #navigators and enrollment assisters can sign up for our NDNRC Newsletter for essential updates to support enrollees with disabilities: bit.ly/AAHD-Subscribe View archives of the newsletter here: nationaldisabilitynavigator.org/category/new...

Now through 2028, the DeafYES! Center for Deaf Empowerment and Recovery at @umasschan.bsky.social is recruiting #Deaf, #DeafBlind, #DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing individuals across the U.S. for a research study on trauma and addiction. Email [email protected] to learn more.

Want to participate in health-related research studies relevant to you? AAHD is proud to announce the launch of our new #disability and health Research Listserv. Every month we’ll send out health studies seeking participants with disabilities. Start the sign-up process here: bit.ly/AAHD-Subscribe

Essential #DisabilityEmployment supports are made possible with essential #DisabilityData! Check out how data is advancing #HealthEquity for people with disabilities at essentialdata.us. #NDEAM

The public data that we all rely on is under attack, from economic statistics 📈 to weather data🌪️. So we are sharing stories every day about how essential public data is. Calling all data nerds to add your favorite dataset to the collection at essentialdata.us 🤓

New @npr.org explainer on the threats to food access with SNAP cuts: "The vast majority (of recipients) are children, working people, older Americans, veterans and people with disabilities. If SNAP shuts down, we will have the most mass hunger since the Great Depression." www.npr.org/2025/10/24/n...

ACA #Marketplace #OpenEnrollment starts Nov. 1st. Please note: Health insurance premiums are expected to increase this year, unless Congress acts to extend the enhanced premium tax credits. Subscribe to our newsletters to follow these policy developments: aahd.us/linktree/ Photo: Disabled & Here

Introducing our 2025 Frederick J. Krause #DisabilityHealth Scholars! Dishita Agarwal @duke-university.bsky.social Dana Fink – George Washington University Rae Hartman Haight – @towsonu.bsky.social Read more about their accomplishments and plans for the future: aahd.us/2025/10/2025... #Disability

Thank you to @stonybrooku.bsky.social School of Social Welfare, NY Law School, and all the people who powered the #DisabilitySqueeze Symposium! Read more about cost-of-living crisis facing the #disability community and the policy work ahead in our recap blog: aahd.us/2025/10/disa...

ATTN - NIH Directors fired, impacting health disparities research: "Some of the removed directors say they may have been targeted because their institutes funded studies touching on #DEI and HIV research, which administration officials had begun to cancel." www.science.org/content/arti...

Healthcare is at the center of negotiations to avert a shutdown: "Senate Democrats have refused to back the spending bill...to force Republicans to negotiate on federal health care subsidies. They are pushing for an extension of ACA subsidies that are set to expire." www.npr.org/2025/09/30/g...

Disability Research funded by NIDILRR improves community living and participation, health and function, and employment for people with disabilities. Full funding for NIDILRR is needed to improve health for all: aahd.us/2025/09/disa... #DisabilitySky #Disability #NIDILRR #ACL #DisabilityResearch

Monday’s press conference with President Trump, RFK, and other members of HHS leadership contained false and harmful information about autism, acetaminophen, and vaccines. Read our full statement in formal language and plain language here: autisticadvocacy.org/2025/09/asan...

What is the #DisabilitySqueeze, and what can we do to drive policy change to reduce it? Check out the Disability Squeeze Symposium this Friday, and tune in to their podcast that dives deep into how costs of living are higher for our community at disabilitysqueeze.org. youtu.be/gzvrKxOYs40?...

On #WorldPatientSafetyDay, we participated in a Project PIVOT workshop hosted by @pfps-us.bsky.social where the Office of Inspector General launched a report on the need to improve patient safety in health care. Read the newest report in their series: oig.hhs.gov/reports/feat...

We are proud to announce the public launch of our first Strategy Roadmap! This past year we went deep into visioning where we can lead in the collective work of advancing #DisabilityJustice and #HealthEquity. Read our Strategic Plan Summary + the full roadmap: aahd.us/about/strate... #Disability

Join the Disability Squeeze Symposium (NYC + Zoom) on September 26th (11 AM – 3 PM ET)! Learn about the extra costs of disability and hear from leading advocates and policymakers. Register: DisabilitySqueeze.org #DisabilityResearch #DisabilityHealth #Disability

"Living Independently, Participating Fully" is a new report detailing the current threats to the #disability community, including the proposed elimination of the Administration for Community Living and cuts to #Medicaid: lnkd.in/gmkKMY6z #disabilitysky #IndependentLiving #Care #DirectCare #HCBS

Self-Direction in care has become possible thanks in large part to #Medicaid HCBS. With cuts on the horizon, these programs will need additional support and advocacy to continue. Learn more: aahd.us/2025/08/poli... #disability #DisabilitySky

AUG 27 - The Portraits + Portals Project premieres! This virtual art show highlights the intersection of disability, race + disaster. Original works from 9 collaborations of disabled artists + disaster/ crisis survivors of color: tinyurl.com/portraitspor... Hosted by @disasterstrat.bsky.social

Over 40% of wheelchair users report waiting 7 weeks or more for repairs. #RightToRepair can support the autonomy and #IndependentLiving of wheelchair users. Learn more about how Right to Repair is supporting community living and mobility for people with disabilities. #WheelchairUser #disability

ICYMI-Watch this interview with Maria Town of @aapd.com on the impact of coming cuts: "Rather than cutting from #Medicaid, we should be investing in Medicaid and other systems that support our kids, our families and our older adults to really live with dignity and thrive in their communities."

Are you traveling to #APA2025 this weekend? Catch our presentation on "Advancing Disability Data in the U.S." featuring Scott Landes, Bonnielin Swenor, and Jean Hall. Moderated by AAHD's Anjali Forber-Pratt and Jacob Ditsch. Find us in Denver at 4pm this Friday, August 8th:

Tune in for today's livestream of "Rehabilitation Research 2025": videocast.nih.gov Some highlights (ET): 12:30 pm - Neurotech for #TBI / #SCI Recovery 1:30 pm - Bringing Rehab Therapy to the Community* 3:15 pm - New Opps/Challenges for Rehab* *These conversations focus on #disability & care.

Tomorrow! "Rehabilitation Research 2025: Rehabilitation for All" will feature our Director of Research @anjalifp.bsky.social presenting on "Promoting Disability Perspectives in Rehab Research". Register now for this free virtual conference: web.cvent.com/event/d341a4... #disability #disabilitysky

Keith Jones on #disability community solidarity during #DisabilityPrideMonth.

Check out our conversation with Ashlee Brady-Kelly for #DisabilityPrideMonth. Read the full conversation: aahd.us/2025/07/dpm-... #disability

HBD to #Medicaid, which covers 1 in 3 people w/ #disabilities, offers affordable benefits, #HCBS, + #LTSS. It's under threat b/c of over $900 billion in cuts over the next 10 years. Contact your state representatives + tell them that Medicaid = lifeline for the #disability community! #DisabilitySky

Check out our conversation with Jacqueline Luciano on Long COVID, #DisabilitySolidarity and #DisabilityJustice for #DisabilityPrideMonth. Read the interview: aahd.us/2025/07/dpm-... @breathing4justice.bsky.social

Real stories = real power. Join us in watching 'Change, Not Charity' from @pbs.org. This film tells the story of the passage of the ADA in 1990: www.pbs.org/wgbh/america... What’s your dream for the next 35 years of disability rights? Let’s vision a future of equity, access and community together.

This is the last week to let your friends and networks know about the National Survey on Health and Disability from @ihdps.bluesky.social. Take the survey at kuhealthsurvey.org through the end of July.