Pushing Limits – Disability In MAGA Land – June, 2026

Jo, who lives with chronic illness, wears the ‘Please Offer Me a Seat’ badge and sunflower lanyard on public transport.  If you’re wondering through the Trump fog, we have some help for you.  There are so many problems, so many alarms, so many changes. . . how can anyone take it all in and get out the front door in the morning. So, today, we bring you key stories of disability in MAGA Land.  We’ve sorted through the headlines, checked for overlooked news, and found the disability context you need to make sense of it all. Click here for the Transcript These are the stories in this episode, with links to our sources: Gaza – Disabled Arabs in Israel  https://sjdr.se/articles/10.16993/sjdr.1002 Lebanon – Forgotten Victims https://www.hi-us.org/en/news/lebanon-people-with-disabilities-forgotten-victims-of-the-crisis Amputees in Gaza  https://www.hi-us.org/en/escalating-amputation-crisis-in-gaza-amid-severe-prosthetics-shortage  Haitian and Syrians Sent Home Leaving Nursing Homes in Crisis Disability Moved from Education Dept. https://www.the74million.org/article/splitting-up-special-ed-and-civil-rights-will-dilute-services-for-students-experts-say/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/rfk-jr-disability-special-education-hhs-kennedy-autism/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io London Badges https://tfl.gov.uk/transport-accessibility/please-offer-me-a-seat https://hdsunflower.com/ https://www.bodybabble.com/p/the-politics-of-sitting-down Work Requirements – food stamps and Medi-Cal https://www.nokidhungry.org/blog/why-more-snap-work-requirements-will-harm-families-and-increase-hunger Expected rise in SSI benefits https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=40811 https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/10/24/ssi-social-security-benefits-will-rise-next-year/31698/ 8.  Olmstead Under Attack https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/trump-doj-memo-olmstead-psychiatric-disabilities-institutions-mental-health/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io https://mailchi.mp/c57f2fa9c907/alert-executive-branchs-assault-on-the-integration-mandate?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io   These important stories were not able to fit into this episode, read the sources below for more information about them: Private Equity takes over services https://pestakeholder.org/reports/private-equity-in-intellectual-and-developmental-disability-services/ https://adawatch.org/category/disability-rights-justice-news/ Prism Reports Dreadful Conditions in Gaza https://prismreports.org/2025/12/08/gaza-disabled-palestinians-disabilities/ Caregivers with Disabilities – Adrienne https://heller.brandeis.edu/community-living-policy/research-policy/publications/titles/caregivers-w-disabilities.html https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/4-20-26-caregiving-and-a-look-back-at-winter/   Photo Credit: @presentedbyjo. https://www.bodybabble.com/p/the-politics-of-sitting-down This program produced and hosted by Eddie Ytuarte and Adrienne Lauby. The post Pushing Limits – Disability In MAGA Land – June, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.