April Muse
@aprilmuse4il.bsky.social
Advocating for independent living for people with disabilities. Sharing stories, resources, and supporting small agencies in this mission.
Judy Heumann said disability becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our lives. Her story is coming to the screen in Being Heumann, the film about the 1977 sit-in that won Section 504. Theaters Nov 6, Apple TV Nov 13. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9INU...
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October 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Judy Heumann said disability becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our lives. Her story is coming to the screen in Being Heumann, the film about the 1977 sit-in that won Section 504. Theaters Nov 6, Apple TV Nov 13. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9INU...
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(1/2) DRA is so excited to celebrate with the #community at the NYC Disability Pride Parade on Sun Oct 18!
Stop by our table to say hello, learn about the legal victories DRA secured this year, hear what we’re working toward, and share your #DisabilityPride as we come together in solidarity.
Stop by our table to say hello, learn about the legal victories DRA secured this year, hear what we’re working toward, and share your #DisabilityPride as we come together in solidarity.
October 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
(1/2) DRA is so excited to celebrate with the #community at the NYC Disability Pride Parade on Sun Oct 18!
Stop by our table to say hello, learn about the legal victories DRA secured this year, hear what we’re working toward, and share your #DisabilityPride as we come together in solidarity.
Stop by our table to say hello, learn about the legal victories DRA secured this year, hear what we’re working toward, and share your #DisabilityPride as we come together in solidarity.
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - A call for writing, an online survey, and accessible pinball
#Disability #Disabled
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#Disability #Disabled
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10/7/26 - A call for writing, an online survey, and accessible pinball
Good afternoon ...
It's a request day today. These three links are from readers who specifically asked for them to be shared here. I'm happy to do it.
Writing Disability Rights
Disability Debrief...
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October 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Disability Thinking Weekday - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - A call for writing, an online survey, and accessible pinball
#Disability #Disabled
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#Disability #Disabled
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(1/2) If you are a person who uses or seeks to use the New York City subway system and you have a disability that requires you to use an elevator to do so, then you might be a member of the settlement class in the CIDNY v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority class action lawsuit.
October 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
(1/2) If you are a person who uses or seeks to use the New York City subway system and you have a disability that requires you to use an elevator to do so, then you might be a member of the settlement class in the CIDNY v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority class action lawsuit.
Today at 11 AM PT. CTPs Community Connect networking event streams live this morning, built for people with disabilities working toward tech careers. Tickets still open, stream link comes with them.
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Community Connect Networking Event
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October 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Today at 11 AM PT. CTPs Community Connect networking event streams live this morning, built for people with disabilities working toward tech careers. Tickets still open, stream link comes with them.
givebutter.com/community-co...
givebutter.com/community-co...
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. CTP's 2026 Partner One-Pager lists five ways companies can feature CTP's work. Only 24.5% of disabled people are in the labor force. www.ctpberk.org/6349/partner...
Partner with CTP This NDEAM: Our 2026 Partner One-Pager Is Here | Computer Technologies Program
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and this year CTP is making it easy for companies to stand with us. We have just
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October 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. CTP's 2026 Partner One-Pager lists five ways companies can feature CTP's work. Only 24.5% of disabled people are in the labor force. www.ctpberk.org/6349/partner...
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Millions of disabled Californians continue to be excluded from the workforce, and our representation is critical.
Read the full report: https://bit.ly/CA-state-of-state-2026
Read the full report: https://bit.ly/CA-state-of-state-2026
October 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Millions of disabled Californians continue to be excluded from the workforce, and our representation is critical.
Read the full report: https://bit.ly/CA-state-of-state-2026
Read the full report: https://bit.ly/CA-state-of-state-2026
Alycia Anderson has it right. Accessibility shouldnt be something you have to ask for. It should be built in from the start. What is one thing you wish you didnt have to ask for? www.instagram.com/p/DeKD2WOG9xA/
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October 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Alycia Anderson has it right. Accessibility shouldnt be something you have to ask for. It should be built in from the start. What is one thing you wish you didnt have to ask for? www.instagram.com/p/DeKD2WOG9xA/
Andrew Pulrang asks the question nobody in charge wants to hear. After 760,000 lost marketplace coverage and Medicaid cuts keep coming, maybe the answer isnt less home care spending. Maybe it is more. disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/10-5-26-more...
10/5/26 - More cuts, and how much is too much?
Good afternoon!
How are you all today? Let's get right to the links, which I'm carrying over from what I had planned to share on Thursday when I was nursing a cold.
HHS cancels health insurance of...
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October 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Andrew Pulrang asks the question nobody in charge wants to hear. After 760,000 lost marketplace coverage and Medicaid cuts keep coming, maybe the answer isnt less home care spending. Maybe it is more. disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/10-5-26-more...
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Tuesday, October 6, 2026 - Today’s Ableism
#Disability #Disabled
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#Disability #Disabled
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10/6/26 - Today's Ableism
Hi ...
The first of today's articles illustrates a type of modern ableism. The other two pieces are, in themselves, examples of to more kinds of today's ableism. It's all rather depressing – partly ...
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October 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Disability Thinking Weekday - Tuesday, October 6, 2026 - Today’s Ableism
#Disability #Disabled
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#Disability #Disabled
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Tomorrow at 11 AM PT. CTPs Community Connect networking event streams live, and it is built for people with disabilities working toward tech careers. Last chance to grab a ticket and get the stream link. givebutter.com/community-co...
Community Connect Networking Event
By Computer Technologies Program
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October 7, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Tomorrow at 11 AM PT. CTPs Community Connect networking event streams live, and it is built for people with disabilities working toward tech careers. Last chance to grab a ticket and get the stream link. givebutter.com/community-co...
House of Possibilities opened its new Easton campus yesterday. Their employment training spaces mirror real workplaces, down to the deli slicer in the commercial kitchen. Thats how you prepare people for actual jobs. www.houseofpossibilities.org
House of Possibilities
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October 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
House of Possibilities opened its new Easton campus yesterday. Their employment training spaces mirror real workplaces, down to the deli slicer in the commercial kitchen. Thats how you prepare people for actual jobs. www.houseofpossibilities.org
Haley Moss on masking: it can look like thriving from the outside, but it costs a ton of energy to hide. Inclusive, supportive environments are what make masking unnecessary. via Haley on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DeHlqtCAhCd/
Haley Moss on Instagram: "From the outside, masking can look like the individual is absolutely thriving.
However, that's likely not the case. Behind that mask, there is so much energy being used to ...
27 likes, 1 comments - haley.moss on October 5, 2026: "From the outside, masking can look like the individual is absolutely thriving.
However, that's likely not the case. Behind that mask, there is ...
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October 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Haley Moss on masking: it can look like thriving from the outside, but it costs a ton of energy to hide. Inclusive, supportive environments are what make masking unnecessary. via Haley on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DeHlqtCAhCd/
Alycia Anderson took her first shower alone in 8 weeks and it meant everything: 'I got a little piece of me back. My independence is coming back.' via Alycia on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DeHXImCOthQ/
Alycia Anderson on Instagram: "I never thought I’d celebrate taking a shower on the internet… but HERE WE ARE. 🚿♿️
Today I took my first shower completely by myself in eight weeks.
And I could cry. ...
56 likes, 40 comments - alyciaspeaking on October 5, 2026: "I never thought I’d celebrate taking a shower on the internet… but HERE WE ARE. 🚿♿️
Today I took my first shower completely by myself in ei...
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October 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Alycia Anderson took her first shower alone in 8 weeks and it meant everything: 'I got a little piece of me back. My independence is coming back.' via Alycia on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DeHXImCOthQ/
27 years after Olmstead v. L.C., a House resolution reaffirmed that institutionalization is ADA discrimination, answering a DOJ opinion threatening that right. Community living isn't optional. Its a civil right.
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Press Releases | Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
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October 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
27 years after Olmstead v. L.C., a House resolution reaffirmed that institutionalization is ADA discrimination, answering a DOJ opinion threatening that right. Community living isn't optional. Its a civil right.
debbiedingell.house.gov/news/documen...
debbiedingell.house.gov/news/documen...
Connecticut changed the rules for workers with disabilities. As of Oct 1, employers must tell every new hire about their right to reasonable accommodations under the ADA. Everyone else gets it by Jan 29. You cant use a right you dont know about.
www.cbia.com/news/hr-safe...
www.cbia.com/news/hr-safe...
New Workplace Laws Take Effect Oct. 1 » CBIA
The new requirements address pay transparency, pay-code information, employment promissory notes, and the use of AI among other changes.
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October 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Connecticut changed the rules for workers with disabilities. As of Oct 1, employers must tell every new hire about their right to reasonable accommodations under the ADA. Everyone else gets it by Jan 29. You cant use a right you dont know about.
www.cbia.com/news/hr-safe...
www.cbia.com/news/hr-safe...
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California has long been an epicenter of civil rights progress. But for millions of disabled Californians, equity remains out of reach.
DREDF is highlighting findings from the 2026 State of the State: Disability Policy in California report: https://bit.ly/CA-state-of-state-2026
DREDF is highlighting findings from the 2026 State of the State: Disability Policy in California report: https://bit.ly/CA-state-of-state-2026
October 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
California has long been an epicenter of civil rights progress. But for millions of disabled Californians, equity remains out of reach.
DREDF is highlighting findings from the 2026 State of the State: Disability Policy in California report: https://bit.ly/CA-state-of-state-2026
DREDF is highlighting findings from the 2026 State of the State: Disability Policy in California report: https://bit.ly/CA-state-of-state-2026
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Being out in the community is more important than ever.
On October 10, Disability Night Out is inviting disabled people, families, friends, and allies to gather at restaurants across the country and celebrate our right to participate fully in community life.
Learn more at: disabilitynightout.org
On October 10, Disability Night Out is inviting disabled people, families, friends, and allies to gather at restaurants across the country and celebrate our right to participate fully in community life.
Learn more at: disabilitynightout.org
October 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Being out in the community is more important than ever.
On October 10, Disability Night Out is inviting disabled people, families, friends, and allies to gather at restaurants across the country and celebrate our right to participate fully in community life.
Learn more at: disabilitynightout.org
On October 10, Disability Night Out is inviting disabled people, families, friends, and allies to gather at restaurants across the country and celebrate our right to participate fully in community life.
Learn more at: disabilitynightout.org
Alex Tabony just marked 27 years at CTP, hired October 1st, 1999. His story, shared by Michael Curran, shows the people who spend decades behind disability employment work. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... via CTP
Thank you. A full 27 years now. A rambly story. | Computer Technologies Program
Thank you. A full 27 years now. A rambly story.
I was hired by CTP on October 1st, 1999, into a part-time coordinator position.
Written in my own style and unedited. You get the natural me, dyslexia...
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October 2, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Alex Tabony just marked 27 years at CTP, hired October 1st, 1999. His story, shared by Michael Curran, shows the people who spend decades behind disability employment work. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... via CTP
CTP's new monthly networking event, Community Connect, brings nonprofits and community partners together. First virtual session: Thursday, October 8, 11 AM to noon PT. givebutter.com/community-co... via CTP
Community Connect Networking Event
By Computer Technologies Program
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October 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM
CTP's new monthly networking event, Community Connect, brings nonprofits and community partners together. First virtual session: Thursday, October 8, 11 AM to noon PT. givebutter.com/community-co... via CTP
Alycia Anderson cooks from a bar stool since her kitchen isn't accessible, up and down to reach counters and stove. Figuring out your own home like that is independent living in action. via Alycia Anderson on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/Dd-EbBfs6Uj/
October 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Alycia Anderson cooks from a bar stool since her kitchen isn't accessible, up and down to reach counters and stove. Figuring out your own home like that is independent living in action. via Alycia Anderson on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/Dd-EbBfs6Uj/
Loved this from Alycia Anderson. She gave a virtual keynote, The Heart of Inclusion, for Spokane Public Library staff, then headed to the Disability Inclusion Summit in Kansas City. Disabled leaders doing the teaching. via Alycia Anderson on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/Dd_68lRtHau/
October 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Loved this from Alycia Anderson. She gave a virtual keynote, The Heart of Inclusion, for Spokane Public Library staff, then headed to the Disability Inclusion Summit in Kansas City. Disabled leaders doing the teaching. via Alycia Anderson on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/Dd_68lRtHau/
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(1/4) LEGAL VICTORY: DRA and Disability Rights California have secured a settlement with the Kings County Probation Department that will reform conditions for youth detained at the Kings County Juvenile Detention Center in California’s #CentralValley.
Press release: dralegal.org/press/kings-...
Press release: dralegal.org/press/kings-...
Kings County Probation Department Agrees to Reform Juvenile Detention Center Following Disability Rights Investigation and Lawsuit - Disability Rights Advocates
October 1, 2026—Hanford, CA—Disability Rights California (DRC) and Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) have entered into a settlement with Kings County Probation Department that will reform conditions f...
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October 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
(1/4) LEGAL VICTORY: DRA and Disability Rights California have secured a settlement with the Kings County Probation Department that will reform conditions for youth detained at the Kings County Juvenile Detention Center in California’s #CentralValley.
Press release: dralegal.org/press/kings-...
Press release: dralegal.org/press/kings-...
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"Access-a-Ride user, Elizabeth Valdez, who is also the systems advocate at BCID, testified that the reservation window should be widened because “life does not stop at 5 p.m.” for people with disabilities."
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/disability-advocates-mta-access-a-ride-reservations/
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/disability-advocates-mta-access-a-ride-reservations/
October 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
"Access-a-Ride user, Elizabeth Valdez, who is also the systems advocate at BCID, testified that the reservation window should be widened because “life does not stop at 5 p.m.” for people with disabilities."
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/disability-advocates-mta-access-a-ride-reservations/
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/disability-advocates-mta-access-a-ride-reservations/
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Thank you, AG Rob Bonta, for affirming his commitment to “upholding the law and will use the full force of my office to protect the rights of Californians with disabilities.”
Now we urge him to Sign the Commitment to Community Integration: https://dredf.org/september-2026-tell-bonta-to-sign/
Now we urge him to Sign the Commitment to Community Integration: https://dredf.org/september-2026-tell-bonta-to-sign/
September 30, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Thank you, AG Rob Bonta, for affirming his commitment to “upholding the law and will use the full force of my office to protect the rights of Californians with disabilities.”
Now we urge him to Sign the Commitment to Community Integration: https://dredf.org/september-2026-tell-bonta-to-sign/
Now we urge him to Sign the Commitment to Community Integration: https://dredf.org/september-2026-tell-bonta-to-sign/