Promoting disability rights benefits society as a whole. Inclusive education and workplaces foster innovation and diversity. Public spaces designed for accessibility serve everyone. Upholding disability rights challenges harmful stereotypes and builds a more compassionate, just world. It shifts the narrative from viewing disability as a deficit to understanding it as a natural part of the human experience—one that should be met with support, respect, and equal opportunity.

Between the elimination of DEI programs and cuts to Medicaid, disability rights are under attack.

Ashley recognizes this first hand: she was forced to resign from a teaching position because the university refused to honor accommodations for her disability, even though her supervisor agreed that they were reasonable. Furthermore, the process for fighting back against this injustice involved expenses for attorneys and a six month delay for the next available appointment with an ADA representative.