Zoe Brennan-Krohn
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first heard May 2025
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And some of the attorneys general, they haven't backed off, but they've made press statements that suggest they've backed off, which is, I think, very duplicitous in that they're not removing their request to say no. invalidate disability rights laws, but they are realizing that there's a lot of political cost to being in this lawsuit and saying what they're saying.
And so they're trying to have it both ways. And I think it's similar to what's happening with Medicaid of trying to both say we love Medicaid, but passing these bills that make giant cuts to Medicaid almost inevitable and or not almost inevitable, make them completely inevitable.
And I think both of these are indicative of this realization among politicians that there's an extraordinary political cost to coming for disabled people. And we are... very organized. We are loud. We're angry. Parents of disabled kids are just like a subset of this population that you just do not want to mess with. And here we are messing with them. And here they are messing with them.
And I think the pushback on both of these issues is and will continue to be really loud and hopefully make it just impossible for these really terrible plans to continue.
Disability and Medicaid in particular are important. poor civil rights and civil liberties issues. And if our listeners of this podcast, folks who care about civil rights and civil liberties issues should be caring about acting on educating themselves on disability rights issues and on protecting Medicaid. This isn't something apart from civil rights. This is about the right to
live in the community, to be part of the community, to work in the community, the right of care workers to provide that care and for disabled people to live in their communities and out of institutions and that. So that's the foundational piece to be able to enjoy and exercise the rest of your civil rights.
Basically the same thing, the way, one way to do it is to go to aclu.org slash save Medicaid. And that will give you a link that can connect you through to your member of Congress and your, whether it's the house or the Senate, depending on where the issue is right then aclu.org slash save Medicaid and have your, your voice heard. There's a,
a lot of of action and organizing by a lot of groups including um as we've said within the aclu the national political advocacy department is really working hard on making these um the costs of cutting medicaid clear to members of congress and be part of that what's giving you hope right now nicole
That was a good one, Nicole.
No, I think this, you know, this work is the organizing to save Medicaid to stop the attacks on 504 are frightening because the stakes are so high, but there is so much engagement around them and so much. as you said, Nicole, these kind of aha moments, the opportunity to sort of help people understand the ways in which disability and care and disability rights protections fit into their lives.
And that's what I love about doing disability rights work in general. I think there's just so much really rich ground to help people or to be part of people rethinking their own experiences and the experiences of those around them in hopefully, less ableist, more accepting, more comfortable ways.
That's how it has been for me thinking about my own disability over the course of my life has been becoming more comfortable with it as a sort of natural neutral part of the world, which is what disability is.
Yeah, I agree with everything Nicole said. I think on maybe an even smaller level, being connected to knowing the people around you and trying to find out how people may want or need help or support and whether you can provide that. And I want to be really clear that this does not mean if you see a blind person, grab them. That is something that happens. And don't do that. That's not what I mean.
Don't grab people's wheelchairs. Don't do that stuff. Really don't. It happens to them. But talk to people, get to know people, find out what's working for people, what help they might need. And the concept of mutual aid, I think, is a really essential one. And again, something that people have been doing long before we've been calling it mutual aid.
And just trying to be in your community and kind of looking out for where are the spaces where you might be able to provide some support, smooth things over for someone that can make a big difference.
Nicole's stuff is great. I highly, highly recommend the Medicaid Minutes. They're great.
I'm where the ACLU is. We're on all the platforms. I'm here. You know where to find us. You already found us. We're glad you found us.
Wow, what a cop out.
I thought you'd be happy to tie. I should be grateful.
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