Join us on Monday, April 27 at 12pm CT for a virtual webinar on preschool discipline at the intersection of race & disability. Hosted by @cecmembership.bsky.social's DEC Inclusion, Equity, & Social Justice Community of Practice, CRDJ, & Dr. Deidre Jones. Register at tinyurl.com/before-the-pipeline

As Black Maternal Health Week wraps up, we’re sitting with the data & the stakes. Black women face maternal mortality rates 3.5x higher than White women, despite 80%+ of pregnancy-related deaths being preventable. For Black disabled women, the risks only compound. Learn more in this thread! [1/7]

We're still thinking about last week's incredible convening at NYU on disability justice and environmental & climate justice. Our team led a session unpacking how definitions of disability shape decisionmaking, naming eco-ableism, and grounding it in disability justice. [1/3]

Disaster response & emergency management fail disabled people by design. We submitted a letter to the National Council on Disability urging them to ground their new toolkit in disability justice, tribal sovereignty, & the leadership of disabled people. Read at crdjustice.org/public-comment-letters

When Black mothers seek out prenatal care, they first have to ask: Where is going to be safe for me? Black women are under-represented, under-served, and under-protected in our health care system—and they deserve better. The National Action Network is speaking up. We must too. #BlackMaternalHealth

📢 Our public dollars should fund our care. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-us-government-spending-cuts-medicare-daycare-iran-war-11772425 #ProtectMedicaid #Breaking

Excited to see our report with @hrw.org & @nylpi.bsky.social in @nyamnews.bsky.social, covering its rights-based approach to non-police mental health crisis response and the racial & disability disparities that make these alternatives necessary. Full report: crdjustice.org/crisis-response-report

Two brilliant civil rights lawyers - one Asian American; one Black American. Both women. @aclu.org’s Cecellia Wang & @legaldefensefund.bsky.social’s @janainelson.bsky.social. They argued two of the most consequential cases in SCOTUS this year. This embrace is one of my favorite moments of the day.

I'm live-posting about the #SCOTUS birthright citizenship argument with my CNN colleagues over at CNN.com: www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/p...

Today is Trans Day of Visibility. Visibility is not enough. Congress is advancing bills that would restrict gender-affirming care for trans youth. Care saves lives. Decisions belong with patients, families, and providers. Take action: https://tinyurl.com/ProtectTransCare

I will always recommend this article by @bethhawkins.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/amer...

Tired: Medicaid cuts will impact ABA therapy for autistic kids Wired: Why does Medicaid basically only cover ABA therapy for autistic kids, when many autistic adults speak about the trauma they've experienced for it?

Having police as the primary or default responders to people experiencing mental health crises is ineffective and sometimes lethal. Fortunately, there are alternate approaches. Read more: bit.ly/3PF3Ykf

As governments across the country push toward expanding coercive and carceral mental health interventions, our new report with @hrw.org and @nylpi.bsky.social documents that non-police, rights-respecting crisis response alternatives exist. We must invest in and support them.

The schedule is here! Join us for "At the Intersection of Disability Justice and Environmental & Climate Justice," a convening on environmental & climate decisionmaking for disabled people. April 7 | 9 AM NYU Wagner + Zoom tinyurl.com/yehrtr8x More on sessions & speakers in this thread. [1/7]

A veteran survives service, bureaucracy, housing instability—& the government's answer is guardianship. In our latest blog, Kate Caldwell breaks down the new DOJ–VA agreement that lets government attorneys initiate guardianship against the very veterans they serve. Read at tinyurl.com/VeteranBlog

I looked into if Medicaid-funded providers who oversee disabled people living independently are ready for worsening climate events. The support they need from the federal government isn’t there, and it’s worsened under Trump. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

People experiencing a mental health crisis deserve care, not coercion. A new report by @hrw.org, @crdjustice.bsky.social, & @nylpi.bsky.social examines non-police crisis response across the US, identifying key components of rights-based, community-rooted care. Out March 30. More in thread. [1/8]

If transcription helps turn raw data into recognised knowledge, then it also plays a role in shaping what gets heard, believed, and remembered. So how might it reinforce or resist racial injustice? Join us on Tues 24 March for our first panel exploring these questions and more:

We submitted a public comment to the U.S. GSA on proposed System for Award Management financial assistance certification changes. We raise concerns that it could create vague compliance standards that may chill lawful equity work and burden community orgs. Read at www.crdjustice.org/public-comme...

Women’s History Month invites reflection on the struggle for political inclusion. Our latest blog by Kate Caldwell traces a familiar pattern in U.S. history: when access expands, new barriers follow. From suffrage to the SAVE Act, the fight for voting access continues. Read at tinyurl.com/WHM-Blog

Upcoming event! CRDJ's Jamelia Morgan will speak at Love, Creativity and Abolition in and Beyond Academia at the University of Cambridge. A two-day gathering on abolition, love as political practice, and collective liberation. 📅 Mar 13–14, 2026 Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/Love-Creativ...

This post sparked an important and critical conversation, so we turned it into a one-pager you can download and share! View and download it here: tinyurl.com/Citation-One... Cite disabled people of color. Directly. Intentionally. Consistently. Share widely!

Save the Date! Join us for “At the Intersection of Disability Justice and Environmental & Climate Justice,” a hybrid convening on advancing equitable and accessible environmental & climate decisionmaking for people with disabilities. 📅 April 7 | 9 AM 📍 NYU Wagner (NYC) + Zoom tinyurl.com/yehrtr8x

Since the 2000s, more U.S. states have legalized MAiD, expanding end-of-life options while raising questions about equity and access. Explore this thread on how MAiD debates evolved—and why this history matters for equity, protection, & choice in end-of-life care. More: CRDJustice.org/maid [1/10]

Excited to share this new blog! I’ve been thinking about how mental health crisis response is framed as a service or policing question, but less often examined through a spatial justice lens. This piece is a starting point for applying that lens to crisis response. Would love to hear thoughts!

Mental health crises do not unfold on neutral terrain. Our new blog, “Understanding Mental Health Crisis Response Through a Spatial Lens,” examines how segregation, disinvestment, & crisis infrastructure shape exposure, interpretation, & institutional pathways. crdjustice.medium.com/understandin...

I'm thrilled to announce a new report I wrote with @ksavin.bsky.social and @calliefreitag.bsky.social on the impact of DOGE/Trump 2.0 turmoil on Social Security disability programs. As the title says, these programs have always been tough to navigate. But in the last year, they've gotten worse.

Back last year, Thom Tillis warned a group of us reporters that the One Big, Beautiful Bill would force states to cut home and community-based services. @slooterman.bsky.social reports how that is happening in Idaho. 19thnews.org/2026/03/idah...

This is what happens when border militarization eclipses civil rights enforcement and due process. Disabled immigrants are entitled to ADA compliance, meaningful language access & constitutional protections backed by independent oversight and real consequences. Access is not optional. It’s the law.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam crossed oceans to flee unimaginable violence, only to die here — where he should have been safe. The cruelty is endless.

February at CRDJ: A Recap ✨ From new research and educational resources to public analysis and upcoming events, February was full of critical work advancing racial & disability justice. Check out this thread for highlights of what we’ve been building and publishing! CRDJustice.org/resources [1/9]

MAiD debates didn’t disappear after the early 20th century. They reemerged in new ways. From the 1960s–1990s, patient rights and autonomy gained ground through landmark cases—while inequities shaped whose lives, choices, and voices were valued. More at CRDJustice.org/MAiD [1/10]

We’re excited to highlight our Civic Planning and Design Manager, Dimitri Nesbitt, who contributed mapping work to Engineered Conflict by David Stovall, a new book examining how housing policy, planning decisions, and state action have shaped structural violence in Black communities across Chicago.

Citation isn’t neutral. It shapes who is recognized, funded, and remembered. When marginalized scholars are not cited, it redistributes power and produces epistemic injustice. Learn more in this thread. Cite disabled people of color directly, intentionally, consistently. [1/10]

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) debates didn’t emerge in a vacuum. They’re shaped by over a century of discourse on disability, social value, law, & medical ethics—including eugenics-era frameworks that devalued marginalized lives. This thread breaks it down. More at CRDJustice.org/MAiD [1/10]

Public policy & private profit are building a confinement-to-cash pipeline: the “Trump Triple Take.” This thread breaks down how institutionalization, debt, & exploited labor operate across carceral & institutional care systems. #StopTheTripleTake #PrisonIndustrialComplex #DisabilityJustice [1/7]

Black history is disability history. Disability justice is Black history. From slavery to mass incarceration, racism has produced disability while Black disabled people have always led movements for justice, care, and liberation. History isn’t neutral. Memory is resistance. [1/10]

Today we remember Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose decades of civil rights advocacy expanded opportunity and defended voting rights for all, and who insisted that D.C. residents deserve full democratic representation. May we carry his legacy forward as we continue the fight for freedom and equality.

The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a pioneer of progressive Democratic politics, close ally of Martin Luther King Jr, and two-time candidate for the presidential nomination, has died at 84. See his life in pictures: bit.ly/3OxOT3f

We submitted a public comment to DHS opposing the proposed expansion of biometric & genetic surveillance in immigration systems, citing concerns about racial bias, disability inaccessibility & criminalization, and threats to privacy, consent & due process. Read at www.crdjustice.org/public-comme...

New from CRDJ: Discrimination in Education Brief Schools often respond to disability and trauma with punishment, disproportionately impacting students of color and reinforcing the school-prison nexus. The brief calls for transformative, equity-centered approaches. Read: www.crdjustice.org/discrim

In December, we submitted a public comment letter to DHS on the proposed “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility” rule, raising concerns about impacts on disabled people, immigrant families, and mixed-status households. Read more: www.crdjustice.org/public-comme...

In recent years, alternative mental health crisis response models have grown, yet key questions remain around design, implementation, and sustainability, especially in today’s political and funding landscape. Join us at AMSA’s upcoming virtual conference as we take up these questions. [1/4]

From the 312 to the 310, CRDJ has planted new roots at UCLA 🌴 Golden State Grooves is our latest CRDJams playlist, California vibes, same mission. Same movement. Same commitment to racial & disability justice. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

New blog: Abolishing DHS: A Disability Justice Imperative This piece examines how immigration enforcement actively produces disability through protest force, detention conditions, medical neglect, & coercive control—and why reforms alone cannot address these harms. Read: medium.com/@crdjustice/...

Happening tomorrow! Join this interactive discussion on Intersectionality Guidance, featuring @kcaldwell.bsky.social. The webinar will explore how citizen data can inform intersectional analysis and better reflect lived experiences worldwide. 🕘 9–10:30 AM ET 🔗 zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Civil rights law is being rewritten in real time. 📄 This new CLiME report traces how federal policy and enforcement have narrowed racial equity protections and reframed discrimination itself. 👉 Read here: static1.squarespace.com/static/5b996... #RacialJustice #CivilRights

"NSPM-7 threatens core constitutional rights. The smearing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good is not simply a rhetorical tactic. It is part of a larger operation." The Smearing of Alex Pretti and NSPM-7 By @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social and @rgoodlaw.bsky.social