Deliberate Democracy
These are essays both about Disability Democracy – the challenges of making change for disabled people in a democratic system as well as an overall strategy of “deliberate democracy” – intentionally using our democratic systems to make change happen.
PS – I’m constantly adding new information – you can always stop by here or receive updates:
Selling Disability / Selling Special Education
(Almost) No one seems to like “Selling”… but…. We need to do MUCH better selling disability if we want a…
Deliberate Democracy / Disability Democracy
Disability Changemakers – How do we work together to accelerate change to make the lives of disabled people much better?…
US ACTION ALERT – Help stop attack on in-home SSI benefits for disabled and elderly
The Trump Administration is targeting SSI (Supplemental Security Income) for 7.35 million disabled and elderly people living with their families…
Closing the Gap – Disability Numbers Obsession
When I found that my home state, California, is 41st in the US for employment for adults with cognitive disabilities…
Request for Independent Audit of PAUSD Special Education Program and Organization
Board members – I ask that you charter a truly independent audit of the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD)…
Care Enough To Act
Working in Computer Security was strangely perfect preparation for the world of Disability: Everyone says “I care A LOT about…
Graduation, Inclusion and Local Action
55% of the students who didn’t graduate from high school this past year in my local school district were disabled…
The Disability Dignity Problem
You wake up. You can’t move – your arms and legs were blown off by artillery. You can’t see or…
Thankful for Progress… and so far to go
It’s OH SO EASY to be frustrated, angry, and overwhelmed by the real world of disabled lives today… …and I…
FDA Autism Treatment Clickbait
“We have witnessed a tragic four-fold increase in autism over two decades,” said FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H. “Children…
Making School Safety Plans Safe (again, for the very first time)
Schools in California are required to have a School Safety Plan… and that plan is required to have provisions to…
Disappearing the Disabled
We are in the middle of a conscious effort to make disabled people disappear. These are all conscious intentional choices….
Additional Deliberate Democracy Articles
Making things better
If we want change to make the lives of disabled people better, we are going to have to change society and culture… this is huge, hard work from all of us.
I haven’t shown any particular skill at organizing, but I’ve pulling together information on how we can work together and some of the things we may want to change.
If it helps, I hope you share this information with others.
If I’ve made errors (I wouldn’t be surprised)… I hope you’ll correct me so I can update this.
… and if you have some information that you’d like to share, please let me know.
We are all in this together.
Steve
PPS – … and if you have a question or would like to work together… let me know.