SOCIOPATHICThe GOP’s Tax Bill Is a War on Disabled PeopleThe Republicans’ tax bill—especially its elimination of a break for out-of-pocket medical expenses—is aimed to hurt the most vulnerable in the disability community.Elizabeth Picciuto
opinionCRASH COURSEDeVos vs. My Special-Needs Son<p>Edmund would never have been thought “educable” until the <a href="http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home" target="_blank">Individuals with Disabilities Education Act</a> that next education secretary hadn’t heard of.</p> Elizabeth Picciuto
REPRESENTATION‘Finding Dory,’ Disability, and Me The latest Pixar film is said to provide a frank exploration of disability, so I took my disabled son and his brothers to see it. Elizabeth Picciuto
FORGOTTENAdult, Autistic, and ForgottenMore than $330 million is spent each year on autism research—but only 1 percent of that is focused on adults.Elizabeth Picciuto
MAGIC KINGDOM? Disneyland Screws Over Disabled KidsDisney parks used to be a haven for children with disabilities and their families. But that’s about to change. Elizabeth Picciuto
TRAPPEDIf Trump Wins, I Can’t Move to CanadaIf Donald Trump becomes president, my family can’t flee north. Why? Because our son has disabilities that are considered ‘too expensive.’Elizabeth Picciuto
MOTHERHOODI’m Raising a Kid With MicrocephalyWhile reporting on the Zika virus,the media are calling kids with microcephaly ‘misshapen,’ ‘heartbreaking,’ and ‘dystopian.’ The exact opposite of my joyful, funny, vivacious son.Elizabeth Picciuto
INCONCEIVABLEWho Shoots Up a Center for the Disabled?To most, killing the disabled is inconceivable. To parents with disabled kids—who watch society muse over whether their lives are worth living—it's an all too familiar nightmare.Elizabeth Picciuto
HEARTBREAKINGCan a 5-Year-Old Decide Her Own Death?The parents of little Julianna Snow are honoring her wish to die at home (and go to ‘heaven’) rather than go to the hospital if she falls ill again. Elizabeth Picciuto
Minimum Wage…For SomeApplebee’s Stiffs Autistic EmployeeAn Applebee’s in Rhode Island failed to pay an autistic young man for a year—making it just the latest U.S. company to profit off disabled workers.Elizabeth Picciuto
