Touch the Future, Inc.

06/09/2026

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lisameeksphd_docswithdisabilities-meded-activity-7468372889730228224-dOtW?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=android_app&rcm=ACoAAAXrl1QBTQixH9aIovImi9pSJvdJJ9N7-10&utm_campaign=copy_link

This was one of the most rewarding papers I've ever been a part of—and also one of the saddest. As researchers, we spend years documenting barriers, disparities, and inequities. But behind every data point is a learner. In this study we moved from numbers and figures to qualitative work with learn...

06/09/2026

The House Appropriations markup budget is out for FY27.

NIDILRR is facing $19M cuts (better than elimination). Most other disability programs/services came out alright.

Happy reading.

https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20260609/119380/HMKP-119-AP00-20260609-SD003.pdf?fbclid=IwdGRleASUZDlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeKkMBSrVsDI6SXatSp6RoAi9nKfdY1br9oVa3eUVibNR-s9ickkXeNSy05TI_aem_q25QJ7Kvjzv40GeWU--QTg

05/22/2026

Digital Accessibility Ethics
Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech

05/11/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1H9S7zqQ4P/

04/01/2026

From the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies

Support disabled Puerto Ricans!

Extended deadline: join more than 100 organizations calling to restore the rooftop solar program in Puerto Rico.

Add your support by tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1!

Sign here: https://tinyurl.com/2tdx4kxw

03/30/2026

Takes 10 seconds. Share this and make it count.

03/28/2026

https://youtu.be/uhBeaS04m-s?si=XtRdc53u33xGX0Qi

57 Times- This song was inspired by Larry Ruiz, a fierce disability rights activist from Colorado. When I first met him he had proudly been arrested 57 time...

03/27/2026

https://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanprogress.org%2Farticle%2Fdoes-medicare-still-cover-durable-medical-equipment%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwdGRjcAQyu_lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7C1FVlM4hvTyVpPUCJ7xYkNI0_UQneQTOMc_im_9SWCTsna2vt-dKRwew6SQ_aem_a-dn8Y7ofzLXp6Wl3t9TWA&h=AT4ZLCGM7xF_vC6zmCMf91s4KUY8XmGKcu8oj_M8-AOYgLHSeKUFx9B78eAAHch4KLWXfQgxW7LnTEu3o7ArzRDL3QORntvJvcze5Aj5-QKp60KoSe4MxcMzj6Ll8Se5lDuBFt34GcGsOHqNZ5J82zZyCwP-bA

Yes—but the six-month Medicare enrollment moratorium does apply to certain DME suppliers. Here’s what it means for people who rely on DME.

03/21/2026

Comments Deadline April 3rd

Improve Emmergency Management for Individuals with Disabilities

https://www.ncd.gov/2026/03/09/ncd-announces-rfi-on-disability-emergency-management-toolkit/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQq32djbGNrBCrfTGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHuRG062wE-z1Q6HpC-0oLfmUZZhktbS99f5VyUHKVEBxTJrd9dMwoZ2knjn4_aem_yvOj7D01STN4LahXHGcjnA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2026 WASHINGTON–The National Council on Disability (NCD) is requesting information supporting the creation of a state, local, territory and tribal (SLTT) emergency management toolkit. The toolkit will provide promising practices and guidance on how to create an emerg...

03/20/2026

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/19/nx-s1-5675264/how-an-act-of-civil-disobedience-in-1978-denver-helped-propel-disability-rights?fbclid=IwVERDUAQpem1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7_-ZOG5mUVJxUBUtQVfWBMOR9b0g7yjAZwxYRFhTqpGUJhRKmkfwSBZ1xOLg_aem_o0DSZBw34xT8Bl5izjo3jA

On July 5-6, 1978, on a busy downtown Denver street, 19 people in wheelchairs blocked public buses--which didn't have wheelchair lifts--to demand access to public transit.