Eric Garcia
MS NOW Columnist
Eric Garcia is the senior Washington correspondent and bureau chief for The Independent. He is the author of “We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation.”
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Trump’s mass firings strike a hammer blow against Americans with disabilities
The GOP once supported special education programs. Recent dismissals at the Education Department put an end to that support.
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Trump’s announcement linking Tylenol and autism is already doing major damage
Touting a possible cure with little evidence only gives loved ones of autistic people false hope.
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In seeking something to blame for autism, RFK Jr. wrongly attacks Tylenol
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., continues to sow discord and disinformation about autism and characterize autistic people like me as nothing but burdens.
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I’m autistic, and I work. And I made sure to let RFK Jr. know it.
“These are kids who will never pay taxes,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said of autistic children Wednesday. “They’ll never hold a job.”
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Linda McMahon and RFK Jr. could be a one-two punch for disabled students
The Education Department is an irreplaceable lifeline for students with disabilities.
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As wildfires rage, this conservative attacks sign language interpreters sharing news
People with disabilities are especially vulnerable in the wildfires that are burning across Southern California.
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RFK Jr. thinks people like me are just evidence of Big Pharma’s crimes
Kennedy sees autistic people as problems to be solved, not as people with disabilities who deserve to be accepted.
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The ‘really messy system’ that limits where millions of disabled people can vote
A legal exemption for religious institutions may affect millions of voters.
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This ruling from Ohio’s highest court is ‘an affront’ to disabled voters
It makes no sense to prevent people who may help disabled people complete their ballots from using drop boxes to submit those ballots.
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We’re still talking about Gus Walz’s display of emotion all wrong
The Minnesota governor’s son doesn’t need anyone’s permission to express how he’s feeling.