The Disabled Ginger

Thank You Alice Wong

Alice Wong has passed away and the disability community has lost a leader. I lost a mentor and a friend. The Disabled Ginger wouldn't exist without…

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October 2025

No One "Deserves" to Starve

SNAP funding is set to expire at the end of the month, meaning 42 million Americans will go hungry. A large percentage of those on SNAP are disabled…

Oct 28 • 

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ICE Enforcement May Be A Mass Disabling Event

ICE have proven again and again that they will target the most vulnerable. Their aggressive actions may even become a mass disabling event. Why aren't…

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September 2025

Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE

Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his…

Sep 27 • 

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Trump's Big Autism Announcement and What It Means for the Disability Community

The MAHA team came out swinging today against vaccines, Tylenol and more. Their big autism announcement was riddled with eugenicist language designed to…

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August 2025

The Human Cost of RFK Jr’s Vaccine Cuts

I lost my Mom to pancreatic cancer when she was 48 years old. She lost her mother to the disease as well. Families like mine are the human cost of cuts…

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July 2025

What My Hysterectomy Taught Me About Bodily Autonomy and Misogyny

We are more than our wombs and more than our ability to bear children. Yet our health and lives often come second to hypothetical men and babies. We…

Jul 30 • 

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The "Genuinely" Disabled Don't Have to Worry About Medicaid Cuts

Trump's "Big Ugly Bill" will kick 12 million people off Medicaid, many of whom are disabled. They're trying to convince the public that we're scammers…

Jul 15 • 

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Heat Waves, Wet Bulb Temps and Wildfires

Extreme weather events put disabled lives at risk. We are generally more susceptible to temperature fluctuations, power outages, supply chain issues and…

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June 2025

Why Don't You "Just" Lodge a Complaint?

When a disabled person is mistreated in healthcare, they're told to 'just' complain. It's not that simple. There's a culture of retaliation in the…

Jun 20 • 

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Disabled People are Being Mistreated in ICE Detention Facilities

Why is no one talking about it? Where's the media? Where's the public outcry? Another example of the pervasive nature of ableism and how society views…

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May 2025

Why Do We Undervalue the Lives of Disabled People?

Ableism is why. Capitalism is why. A 'pull yourself up by your bootstraps' mentality is why. We can and must do better, and it starts with a commitment…

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