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Elizabeth Picciuto received an MA in Cinema Studies from New York University and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Maryland, College Park. She lives, philosophizes, gardens, and watches lots of TV in Silver Spring, MD.
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The GOP’s Tax Bill Is a War on Disabled People
SOCIOPATHICThe 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.

DeVos vs. My Special-Needs Son
CRASH COURSE<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>

‘Finding Dory,’ Disability, and Me
REPRESENTATIONThe latest Pixar film is said to provide a frank exploration of disability, so I took my disabled son and his brothers to see it.

Adult, Autistic, and Forgotten
FORGOTTENMore than $330 million is spent each year on autism research—but only 1 percent of that is focused on adults.

Disneyland Screws Over Disabled Kids
MAGIC KINGDOM?Disney parks used to be a haven for children with disabilities and their families. But that’s about to change.

If Trump Wins, I Can’t Move to Canada
TRAPPEDIf Donald Trump becomes president, my family can’t flee north. Why? Because our son has disabilities that are considered ‘too expensive.’

I’m Raising a Kid With Microcephaly
MOTHERHOODWhile 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.

Who Shoots Up a Center for the Disabled?
INCONCEIVABLETo 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.

Can a 5-Year-Old Decide Her Own Death?
HEARTBREAKINGThe 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.

Applebee’s Stiffs Autistic Employee
Minimum Wage…For SomeAn 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.
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