-
1 month ago | 
statnews.com | Rachel Litchman
Even if Medicaid itself continues to exist, I fear a return of policies of the past that aimed to keep disabled people out of the public sphere.
-
Nov 20, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Rachel Litchman |Lori Johnson |Eric Tian |Molly Walker
As I lay abandoned on a stretcher in the hallway of my university hospital’s emergency room, I felt powerless in my ability to improve the quality of my care. Nurses bustled back and forth between patient rooms, too busy to give me the attention I deserved. My bladder was getting painfully full, but I was too weak to get up to use the restroom and unable to find anyone I could ask for help. For the nurses, there was no time to rest.
-
Sep 30, 2024 | 
tonemadison.com | Dan Fitch |Sara Gabler |Scott Gordon |Maddie Batzli |Sam Harrington |Rachel Litchman | +4 more
Madison has witnessed its civic equivalent of a great comet that flies by only once a generation: A thing actually getting done and becoming real. Madison Metro launched its first official Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line on Sunday, September 22. We finally get to ride this thing after decades of planning and aspiring.
-
Aug 26, 2024 | 
progressive.org | Rachel Litchman
I spent the last few weeks of March counting down the days I had left to get health care coverage. A change in income meant I would soon be ineligible for my state’s low-income Medicaid program, something I didn’t have to worry about losing for the previous three years because of pandemic-era .
Unfortunately, many people are at similar risk of losing their state health insurance. Starting in April 2023, the end of continuous enrollment meant states began terminating people from Medicaid.
-
Mar 27, 2024 | 
tonemadison.com | Rachel Litchman
In July 2023, I began drawing inaccessible bus stops to highlight the failures and oversights within Madison Metro’s bus system. I documented bus stops I encountered on my regular routes and solicited photo submissions from community members who identified more inaccessible stops. I received several submissions, including stops that let riders out in the middle of streets due to construction, stops with trash cans blocking the pavement, and stops without bus shelters or curb cuts.
-
Feb 14, 2024 | 
progressive.org | Rachel Litchman
In January, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case that could either solidify the rights of people experiencing homelessness or reinforce their criminalization. The case’s outcome could determine whether people involuntarily living and sleeping outside are committing a crime. This has the potential to worsen the homelessness crisis as criminal records often prevent people from being able to obtain housing and employment.
-
Jan 23, 2024 | 
tonemadison.com | Rachel Litchman
Panel 1: Narration: The first time I realized I needed accessible housing I was 21 years old and fresh out of an inpatient hospital admission related to my chronic illness. Image: An aerial shot of my apartment’s long flight of stairs. I am sitting on the steps at the bottom and my friend stands a few steps above making a phone call. A word bubble comes out of the phone reading “911 what’s your emergency.” My friend states “My friend just got out of the hospital.
-
Nov 28, 2023 | 
acpjournals.org | Rachel Litchman
Facing victims: vision and visage in the forensic exam. In: Mulla S. The Violence of Care: Rape Victims, Forensic Nurses, and Sexual Assault Intervention. NYU Press; 2014:130-151.
-
Sep 21, 2023 | 
therumpus.net | Rachel Litchman
Student Hunger is an Issue on College Campuses *** Rachel Litchman is a cartoonist and consultant who works at the intersection of the homeless youth services field and disability non-profit services sector. She has had comics and writing published in The Washington Post, The Nib, , and , among other places. She is seeking a publisher for her graphic memoir about a series of inpatient hospital admissions. You can find her on her website racheldl.com or on Instagram and twitter as...
-
Sep 6, 2023 | 
tonemadison.com | Rachel Litchman
The recent Madison Metro bus system redesign was supposed to improve problems with bus route accessibility, stop frequency, and the number of transfers needed to complete lengthy routes. While the system has improved service for some, it has disproportionately left out people who already face transportation struggles due to income, location of residence, or disability.
