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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

SOCIOPATHIC

The 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 | Published Nov 09, 2017
opinion

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>

Elizabeth Picciuto | Published Jan 18, 2017

‘Finding Dory,’ Disability, and Me

REPRESENTATION

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 | Published Jun 19, 2016

Adult, Autistic, and Forgotten

FORGOTTEN

More than $330 million is spent each year on autism research—but only 1 percent of that is focused on adults.

Elizabeth Picciuto | Published May 04, 2016

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.

Elizabeth Picciuto | Published Apr 06, 2016

If Trump Wins, I Can’t Move to Canada

TRAPPED

If Donald Trump becomes president, my family can’t flee north. Why? Because our son has disabilities that are considered ‘too expensive.’

Elizabeth Picciuto | Published Apr 05, 2016

I’m Raising a Kid With Microcephaly

MOTHERHOOD

While 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 | Published Feb 24, 2016

Who Shoots Up a Center for the Disabled?

INCONCEIVABLE

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 | Published Dec 02, 2015

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

HEARTBREAKING

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 | Published Oct 29, 2015

Applebee’s Stiffs Autistic Employee

Minimum Wage…For Some

An 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 | Published Oct 22, 2015

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