I’m almost 3 weeks out from my first positive Covid test and finally tested negative a few days ago. Unfortunately, though, I have a lingering cough that’s been getting in the way of writing (voice dictation software + coughing = sad), so I’m going to keep things brief for this week.
Alex's note: I think it's important to be frank about the moment we are facing, so this issue will be more in line with my post from a couple weeks ago – "Trump 2.0 is a Disability Catastrophe (and it's Bad for Urbanism,
What's good these days? Not everything is as doom and gloom as last week 's newsletter made it out to be. The Guardian has a nice feature on street tree-planting initiatives from London to Philly to Singapore. Community members come together to plant, tend, and replace street
Apologies for the Gap between Posts (again) For most of this year, a pressure sore has forced me to spend about half the time that I'm in my chair just full-on tilted back like I’m at the dentist. That limited how many hours I could use my
California’s insurance and land use policies, combined with our nation’s economic policies that punish PWDs, drive seniors and PWDs to disproportionately live in fire-prone areas that are difficult to evacuate.
Berkeley is the home of the modern disability Rights movement. But anti-housing activism in the '60s and '70s made the town inhospitable to people with disabilities...
Hello lovely readers! Apologies for my extended absence – as I mentioned in a prior newsletter, I had to focus on some health things and then catching up with the rest of life meant this sat on the back burner for a bit. When I started back on DisabilitYIMBY a couple
WalletHub ranks disability-friendly cities, new housing for blind & visually impaired folks breaks ground in Vegas, and more...
A trio of important articles lead the week
Because the VA should use its land for veterans, not outside leases
Technically a roundup for last week's news: I break down PBS's feature on disability and the housing shortage, the NYT fails at covering housing policy, and lots of links!
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