Attacks on Olmstead, the ADA, and Section 504 by the DOJ
Summary
Host Naita Green and guest Ellie Leonard discuss the current administration's systematic dismantling of disability rights, including the "Big Beautiful Bill" and executive orders targeting conservatorships. They analyze the erosion of the ADA and Olmstead decision, warning of a return to institutionalization and the weaponization of states' rights to strip accessibility. The conversation highlights the generational divide in understanding disability and mental health, urging communities to stop relying on government intervention and instead build local support networks to protect vulnerable…
Topics discussed
Introduction and host's passion for disability advocacy
Simplifying complex policy and the role of an ally
Personal history: caregiving and witnessing school cuts
Navigating accommodations and integration in schools
Generational differences in disability awareness
Ancestry, identity, and criticism of current leadership
Weaponization of states' rights against human rights
Deconstructing generational labels and lived experiences
Personal trauma, foster care, and the group home system
Willful ignorance and the impact of inclusion on peers
Expanding audience beyond Epstein files to disability rights
Explaining the Olmstead decision and model legislation
Humanity, Gaza, and the misuse of slurs in debate
October Advocacy Month: calls, visits, and training
Crypto, segregation, and the history of 'Cripple Jim Crow'
Abortion laws, personal opinions, and lack of empathy
Sexual assault, gaslighting, and weaponizing victim history
Efficiency vs. effectiveness and directing attention to ignored groups
Asks for allies: creating space and avoiding inspiration porn
Dereferencing, ageism, and the value of bipartisan compromise
Anti-blackness, internal community dynamics, and moving on
White perspective, generational trauma, and intersectionality
Invisible disabilities, other marginalized groups, and closing thoughts
Final call to action and hope for accountability
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