"It's important for the disability community to work together to make sure that our civil rights laws are construed broadly. That has been a principle of the disability rights movement for decades. We don't exclude people from protections based on disability. We don't agree with disabilities that are unpopular not being covered by our laws. We try to work together and stick together."
Nearly 40 years ago, disability advocates negotiated with Republican lawmakers to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act, agreeing to exclude trans people from protections in exchange for Republican support. Recent federal court decisions under the Biden administration determined that many trans people qualify for disability law protections. The Trump administration now proposes reversing this progress. Disability rights advocates have shifted their historical position and now stand alongside LGBTQ+ organizations to extend civil rights protections broadly. This represents a significant change in disability advocacy strategy, emphasizing that civil rights laws should protect all people without excluding unpopular disabilities or conditions.
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