Disabled People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine
The disabled community has responded to the adversities they face by organizing for legal rights that protect their autonomy and access to public life. But these rights are increasingly under attack.
If California were a country, it's GDP would place it among the 10 largest nation's in the world. So it's a big deal when the state's official unemployment rate hits 9.3 percent, as it did in December. This is up from 8.4 percent in November, and 5.9 percent in December 2007.