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• [New] Recent policy changes threaten hard-won progress even as systemic and social barriers keep the American dream out of reach for many disabled Americans. Access Information News
• [New] While rail will dominate 2026 headlines, the Civil Aviation Authority is on route to advance its accessibility frameworks, still building on EU law to mandate clearer airport and hopefully airline obligations for disabled passengers. The Accessible Link
• Wisconsinites Concerned: A new Department of Justice opinion and federal fraud warnings are raising concerns that states will restrict Medicaid funding, threatening the autonomy of disabled individuals by risking forced institutionalization and shifting heavy care burdens onto families. sdnetworkwi.org
• For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities - rights that some fear could be losing ground under the Trump administration. Los Angeles Times
• Disability advocates say recent Trump administration moves - from shifting special education oversight to HHS to easing institutionalization - threaten decades of work integrating disabled Americans into everyday life. Los Angeles Times
• Disability and housing advocates caution that the UK government's planning proposal to mandate only 40% of new homes meet the M4 (2) accessible and adaptable standard risks excluding millions of disabled and older people. Access Information News
• The Disabled American Veterans organization warns about a new congressional proposal that could cut benefits for up to 1.5 million veterans and reduce disability compensation payments to them by as much as $57 billion in just the next 10 years. SOF News
• Disabled people will lose access to Medicaid. Disability Scoop
• The Trump administration is advancing a proposed rule change to SSI, the Supplemental Security Income program, that could slash or terminate benefits for an estimated 400,000 disabled adults, including people with Down syndrome and dementia. Havana Times
• A test case before a German court could have implications for hundreds of thousands of disabled people in the country who currently work for less than the legal minimum wage. BBC News

Last updated: 03 August 2026