Can Americans Really Make a Free Choice About Dying? Can Americans Really Make a Free Choice About Dying?
In a country that treats disabled people like expensive burdens and that teaches people to hate and fear disabilities, activists argue that true bodily autonomy is not possible.
May 31, 2023 / Feature / Sara Luterman
For Women Under Conservatorship, Forced Birth Control Is Routine For Women Under Conservatorship, Forced Birth Control Is Routine
Advocates were not surprised when Britney Spears said she wasn’t allowed to have her IUD removed. They’d heard similar stories before.
Jul 15, 2021 / Sara Luterman
Life in Gaza With Down Syndrome Life in Gaza With Down Syndrome
Ibrahim Hammad, 12, has never been allowed to leave the 140-square-mile territory.
Jun 1, 2021 / Sara Luterman
Abolish Guardianship, Preserve the Rights of Disabled People, and Free Britney Abolish Guardianship, Preserve the Rights of Disabled People, and Free Britney
Stripping a person of their legal rights is inherently dangerous and dehumanizing.
Mar 6, 2021 / Sara Luterman
A Disability Day of Mourning: Remembering the Murdered and the Vulnerable A Disability Day of Mourning: Remembering the Murdered and the Vulnerable
On March 1 every year, communities gather to read aloud the names of disabled people killed by their caregivers.
Mar 1, 2021 / Sara Luterman
The Ignominious Deceits of Congressman Cawthorn The Ignominious Deceits of Congressman Cawthorn
Representative Madison Cawthorn has misled the public about training for the Paralympics, just as he misrepresented his education and business history.
Jan 22, 2021 / Sara Luterman
The Disabled Community Doesn’t Want Your Pity The Disabled Community Doesn’t Want Your Pity
Why former telethon participants are protesting the return of the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s most famous fundraising effort.
Oct 22, 2020 / Sara Luterman
It’s Time to Abolish Nursing Homes It’s Time to Abolish Nursing Homes
If three out of four Americans want to spend their final years at home, why do so many of us end up in institutional care?
Aug 11, 2020 / Feature / Sara Luterman
Biden’s Disability Policy Plan Is Surprisingly Good Biden’s Disability Policy Plan Is Surprisingly Good
His campaign, however, is not yet consistent with the goals of his own plan.
Jun 1, 2020 / Sara Luterman
Free Comrade Britney! Free Comrade Britney!
Britney Spears called for the redistribution of wealth—but she’s not even allowed to give away her own money.
Mar 31, 2020 / Sara Luterman