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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