Disability Watch Blog

A blog covering disability news, policy changes, disability rights, accessibility, and issues impacting people with disabilities.

A South Asian person sits in her wheelchair and presses a button to lower the height-adjustable shelves in an accessible kitchen.

Center on Disability comments opposing HUD’s proposed elimination of its 2013 Fair Housing Act disparate impact regulations

February 12, 2026

GAO report finds Education Department dismissed 90% of discrimination complaints without review and wasted at least $28 million

February 5, 2026

Hands of various races surrounding a blue ADA symbol

Center on Disability comments urging the Department of Homeland Security to protect disabled immigrants and keep the 2022 public charge rule in place

January 16, 2026

Photo of a wheelchair next to an airplane ramp

U.S. Department of Transportation will not enforce key provisions of rule that protects airline passengers with disabilities

December 16, 2025

Resources for individuals facing SNAP benefit cuts

November 6, 2025

Woman with down syndrome in a class room clapping her hands and smiling

Protect Special Education: US. Department of Education (ED), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Health and Human Services (HHS) Layoffs Threaten Students’ Rights

October 23, 2025

Center on Disability comments opposing proposed changes to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act regulations

September 5, 2025

Center on Disability statement on ICE’s discriminatory and illegal actions against people with disabilities

August 26, 2025

Illustration of Group of People with Various Disabilties

Help us stop cuts to vital disability supports and services!

April 23, 2025