I am available to speak to the media about disability law and policy, reproductive justice, parents with disabilities, public health law, and more. Below are select media interviews and appearances.
Bohra, N. (March 11, 2024). With Texas births rising post-Roe, disability advocates say child services need bolstering, Texas Tribune.
Lokting, B. (March 6, 2024). The state took these children away – then used their parents’ low IQ scores to keep them apart, The Guardian.
Bohra, N. (February 20, 2024). Disabled Texans face more barriers to accessing abortion, Texas Tribune.
Bader, E.J. (December 28, 2023). 18 months after “Dobbs,” Here’s how abortion providers and activists see things., Truthout.
Bader, E.J. (December 7, 2023). So-called “child welfare” tears families apart. How can we repair this harm?. Truthout.
Dooley, L.A. (December 1, 2023). Does artificial intelligence discriminate in child neglect case assessments?, ABA Journal.
Luterman, S. (September 13, 2023). Marriage could mean losing life-saving benefits for people with disabilities. So they’re protesting., The 19th.
Swoyer, A. (August 3, 2023). Disabled woman asks Supreme Court to dismiss pending case after her lawyer is sanctioned. The Washington Times.
Moss, H. (November 8, 2022). Britney Spears was freed from her conservatorship a year ago, but the need for reform remains. Teen Vogue.
O’Donnell, C. (July 25, 2022). ‘Never just black and white’: End of Roe a health risk for disabled, advocates warn. Tampa Bay Times.
Venkataramanan, M. (July 25, 2022). People with disabilities weigh medication, pregnancy in post-Roe world. Washington Post.
Venkataramanan, M. (July 24, 2022). She survived a forced sterilization. She fears more could occur post-Roe. Washington Post.
Saeidi, M. (May 3, 2022). What leaked abortion draft opinion could mean for Florida. [television interview]. WFLA-TV.
Wilson, K. (May 3, 2022). Will Florida Republicans ban abortion? Here’s what we know. Tampa Bay Times.
Olsen, J. (February 24, 2022). Roe v. Wade: What did the landmark decision on abortion actually do? 10 Tampa Bay.
Pagano, J. (January 23, 2022). #MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy highlights disability community’s pandemic frustrations: ‘We are seen as collateral damage.’ Yahoo Life.
Gresseth, C. (December 16, 2021). Government regulations can hurt parents with disabilities. Here’s how we fix that, says advocate. [radio interview]. KSL News Radio.
Strong, K. (December 15, 2021). He’s 400 pounds. Pennsylvania says that’s good reason to deny custody of his children. York Daily Record.
Luterman, S. (December 3, 2021). When federal assistance for ‘daily living’ doesn’t include parenting. The 19th.
Arradondo, B. (December 1, 2021). How overturning Roe v. Wade could impact women’s rights in Florida. [television interview]. Fox 13.
Octavio, M. (December 1, 2021). Will Roe v. Wade be overturned? Law professor weighs in. [television interview]. 10 Tampa Bay.
Hollenbeck, S. (December 1, 2021). Tampa Bay area groups weigh in on Supreme Court abortion proceedings. [television interview]. ABC Action News.
Blazonis, S. (October 29, 2021). Some workers with long COVID have protections but may still face hurdles. Bay News 9.
Freeman, L. (September 22, 2021). Texas abortion ban heats up debate in Florida: How available is abortion now? Naples Daily News.
Wilson, K. (September 2, 2021). Florida legislature will consider abortion ‘heartbeat bill,’ Senate president says. Tampa Bay Times.
Swisher, S. (August 3, 2021). Vaccinated apply here: Can Florida employers require workers get the COVID-19 shot? Orlando Sentinel.
de Lara, B. (July 9, 2021). In Brazil, there’s a legal term for what is happening to Britney Spears says is happening: Sexual violence. The Intercept.
LaMagdeleine, I. (June 29, 2021). Some Texas students with disabilities thrived on remote learning, but have few options this fall. The Texas Tribune.
Plank, L. (June 28, 2021). Britney Spears’ conservatorship and America’s fight for disability rights. MSNBC.
Cheung, K. (June 26, 2021). “Britney does not need to be protected from herself”: How society treats those perceived as disabled. Salon.
Oliver, D. (June 24, 2021). Britney Spears forced IUD sparks important conversations about disability, reproductive rights. USA Today.
Stout, M. (April 27, 2021). DCF has long failed families with disabilities, advocates say. A pair of investigations is spurring a reckoning. Boston Globe.
LaMagdeleine, I. (April 26, 2021). For physically disabled parents, covid’s trials are amplified. Undark.
Wilson, K. (April 22, 2021). Florida ‘disability abortion’ bill has some critics in the disability community. Tampa Bay Times.
Leary, A. (April 16, 2021). Parents with disabilities are often overlooked in society. Good Housekeeping.
Knox, D. (December 10, 2020). Coronavirus vaccine: What are your rights? [television interview]. Fox 35 Orlando.
Knox, D. (December 1, 2020). Mandating the vaccine: What are your rights? [television interview]. Fox 35 Orlando.
Radke, B. & Gyimah-Brempong, A. (May 26, 2020). COVID-19 doesn’t cancel out the ADA: disability rights during a pandemic. [radio interview]. KUOW (NPR affiliate).
Sharp, S. (March 11, 2020). As coronavirus outbreak accelerates, youthful faces may mask mortal risk. Los Angeles Times.
Vega, T. (November 25, 2019). Why disabled workers can get paid less than minimum wage. [radio interview]. WNYC (NPR affiliate).
Wanshel, E. & Jackson, L. (July 25, 2019). Getting a job while disabled is a nightmare. This is how some beat the odds. Huffington Post.
Lu, W. (June 17, 2019). This is how employers weed out disabled people from their hiring pools. Huffington Post.
Stern, C. (April 25, 2019). Forced to divorce: Americans with disabilities must pick marriage or health care. OZY.
Gass-Poore’, J. (January 23, 2019). Banning plastic straws: Sustainability and compromise. Public Goods.
Roberts, E. (July 27, 2018). Friday roundup. SCOTUS Blog.
Smith, S.E. (July 17, 2018). New York City is a nightmare for disabled people. Tonic.
Hadar, R. (July 10, 2018). Cities and states mull straw ban. ABC News.
Gyimah-Brempong, A. & Radke, B. (July 10, 2018). What are the real tradeoffs of the straw ban? [radio interview]. KUOW(NPR affiliate).
Cohen, L. (May 7, 2018). Controversial proposed changes to the ADA Education and Reform Act. [radio interview]. Ringler Radio.
Quinlan, C. (February 15, 2018). House votes to gut the Americans with Disabilities Act. Think Progress.
Ballesteros, C. (February 15, 2018). House votes to gut the Americans with Disabilities Act to nip ‘abusive lawsuit.’ Newsweek.
Perry, D. (February 14, 2018). Why Congress is so close to gutting a key provision of the ADA. Pacific Standard.
Plank, L. (January 18, 2018). There’s a lot of pressure on mothers to be perfect. Here’s why that idea is toxic. Divided States of Women (Vox).
Guyette, N. (January 18, 2018). Parents with disabilities face obstacles to keep their children. [radio interview]. WPR (NPR affiliate).
Watkins, H. (January 4, 2018). Republican lawmakers assault disability rights. Women’s Media Center.
Ward, S.F. (January 2, 2018). Disability right movement’s legislative impact sprang from on-campus activism. ABA Journal.
Sathish, M. (December 27, 2017). 23 empowering quotes from women in 2017 that prove they aren’t backing down anytime soon. Bustle.
Picciuto, E. (November 9, 2017). The GOP’s tax bill is a war on disabled people. The Daily Beast.
Smith, S.E. (October 2, 2017). How to get disability accommodations at school. Teen Vogue.
Schultz, E., Cokley, R., & Vallas, R. (September 22, 2017). The quiet attack on the ADA making its way through Congress. Center for American Progress.
Molloy, P. (September 18, 2017). What Alec Baldwin got right — and wrong — about the power of art at the Emmys. Upworthy.
Schulzke, E. (July 31, 2017). This couple may have lost custody of their kids because they weren’t smart enough. Desert News.
Smith, S.E. (July 28, 2017). Disabled and disobedient: How ADAPT activists blocked the GOP healthcare bill. In These Times.
McCambridge, R. (June 28, 2017). ADAPT activists to media and progressives: Check yourselves. The Nonprofit Quarterly.
Flanagin, J. (June 6, 2017). Republicans think disabled Americans are gaming the system, so they want to make the ADA harder to enforce. Quartz.
Sathish, M. (June 1, 2017). Why are Republicans making it harder for disabled Americans to live their lives? Bustle.
Lorenz, J. (May 14, 2017). In celebration of all mothers. San Francisco Examiner.
Miller, A.M. (May 11, 2017). These 10 people wouldn’t give up their wheelchairs if they could. U.S. News.
Bowers, K. (October 20, 2016). These working mothers don’t let a disability diminish their career prospects. Working Mother.
Miller, L. (January 24, 2016). How smart do you have to be to raise a child? New York Magazine.
Levine, H. (November 17, 2015). Shocking ways airlines are mistreating the disabled. Yahoo Travel.
Picciuto, E. (July 24, 2015). How the ADA changed my life. The Daily Beast.
Salinger, T. (April 22, 2015). Florida parents fight to get seven children back home in battle with child welfare officials over disabled parents’ rights. New York Daily News.
Picciuto, E. (March 16, 2015). Mom with disabilities and daughter reunited after two-year court battle. The Daily Beast.
James, S.D. (March 12, 2015). ‘We can keep her’: Disabled mom wins daughter back after legal battle. Today.
Vennochi, J. (February 12, 2015). Disability does not preclude parental rights. Boston Globe.
Picciuto, E. (February 10, 2015). Baby taken away because mom’s ‘disabled.’ The Daily Beast.
Marcelo, P. (February 7, 2015). Feds: State wrongly took mom’s child 2 days after birth. Associated Press.
Perry, D. (January 31, 2015). Airlines break too many wheelchairs. Al Jazeera America.
Lewis, R. (November 7, 2013). Judge ‘city does not have an adequate plan’ for evacuating vulnerable during disasters. [radio interview]. WNYC (NPR affiliate).
James, S.D. (December 5, 2012). Florida teen dies after disabled mom loses custody. ABC News.
Marshall, J. (December 2, 2012). Disability & childcare. [radio interview]. BBC World Service, Newshour.
Conan, N. (November 27, 2012). Parents with disabilities and family law. [radio interview]. NPR Talk of the Nation.
Rochman, B. (November 27, 2012). Why parents with disabilities are losing custody of their kids. TIME.
Crary, D. (November 25, 2012). Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids: Report. Associated Press.
Riley, D. (February 25, 2010). Advocates for people with disabilities there to help with Census. MetroWest Daily News.