"Since Donald Trump marched back into the White House in January 2025, his administration has waged an all-out war on disabled people. Trump has issued executive orders rolling back civil rights protections, slashed funding for vital services and support, and advocated for legislation that would ramp up institutionalization. The administration's actions reflect the cruel and dehumanizing language it uses to speak about disabled people, who comprise more than a quarter of the nation's population:"
"Trump's second-term assault on the disability community comes as many continue to shoulder the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disproportionately killed disabled and aging Americans, worsened the nation's care worker shortage, and left at least 20 million people ill or disabled with long COVID. Rather than commit to plugging gaps in the nation's public health system and preparing for future crises, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is implementing an extremist anti-science agenda that public health experts have warned " endanger[s] every American's health.""
Donald Trump's second-term administration has implemented policies that roll back civil rights protections for disabled people, cut funding for essential services, and promote institutionalization. Administration rhetoric has been dehumanizing, characterizing neurodivergent children as threats and expressing contempt for disabled people. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated harms by disproportionately killing disabled and older Americans, worsening care-worker shortages, and leaving at least 20 million people ill or disabled with long COVID. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pursues an anti-science public-health agenda criticized by experts. Disability justice advocates call for organized resistance to protect voting, education, climate, healthcare, Indigenous stewardship, and trans rights.
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