Touch the Future, Inc.

08/20/2026

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-5891791/disability-rights-community-living-integration-trump?renderPlatform=nprone_ios&unified=true

Siblings Cody and Kaleigh Brendle have grown up with the right to community integration. Now, they worry those protections for people with disabilities like them are being eroded.

08/06/2026

https://www.ssa.gov/news/en/advocates/2026-07-30.html?fbclid=IwdGRjcATh0XJwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHnVWlCcbqJ_aAq9LoHBvyr_7lGNXIP_XdNGTcvDHfgcXiEvEqB6IgoXJEVpV_aem_rC2PYF8FQsBkpcyD-eSJDg

07/20/2026

Disability & History
https://www.facebook.com/share/1PTexVAHTE/

07/10/2026

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/09/nx-s1-5887650/education-department-special-ed-hhs?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwdGRjcAS9LqJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5caadRtfXOIlA0FMcujVaoDqLUUtzjD8Gjl00MND8wCfScIODzW2Pq4bVQ8w_aem_Gso0mSehyoYEoKJUpG7Pkg

The disability community has long worried about what would happen if special education oversight moved from the Education Department to another agency. Now, those moves are becoming more real.

07/09/2026

Mapping Disabled Americans' Access to Democracy

CAP’s Accessible Democracy Tracker identifies barriers to accessible voting across U.S. states as well as opportunities to strengthen election accessibility for disabled Americans.

07/07/2026

https://www.the74million.org/article/former-republican-special-ed-chiefs-warn-against-shifting-oversight-to-hhs/

VanderPloeg and Lee: The move won’t reduce bureaucracy but could lead to confusion, duplicative processes and hurdles, and inconsistent guidance.

07/04/2026

Doodling for Democracy is now LIVE! Support the Work of our Voting Rights Movement and the making of our film! Come to our website at www.doodlingfordemocracy.com . A QR code is provided to website. (Image Description: There is an American flag flying in the wind with a paint brush pressed onto it. It represents how art is changing the face of democracy).

07/03/2026

Disability in the United States at 250 - New America

A timeline of U.S. disability history and a reflection on its resonance as the nation turns 250.

07/01/2026

Celebrating Disability Pride Month