Susan J. Popkin

2 weeks ago | urban.org | Susan J. Popkin |Nina Russell |Barbara A. Butrica |Dana Ferrante

This week, the Trump administration began a large-scale reorganization of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including laying off staff at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Food and Drug Administration. Among the hardest hit was the Administration for Community Living (ACL).

Jan 23, 2025 | urban.org | Susan J. Popkin |Dulce Gonzalez

Among the many stories emerging from the Los Angeles wildfires are those highlighting their exceptional toll on people with disabilities, including a disabled father and his son who died because they were unable to evacuate from their home and nursing home evacuees facing basic supply shortages. Los Angeles is just the latest in a series of devastating climate-driven disasters, which are becoming more common.

Jul 9, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Scott Landes |Bonnielin K. Swenor |Melissa Clark |Jean Hall |Amanda Hermans |Catherine Ipsen | +7 more

Nearly 27 percent of US adults have a disability, with evidence that rates of disability have been increasing over time, . For some people, disability is congenital; for others, disability is acquired at some point between childhood and older age. Some disabled people weave their disability into their identity; others do not. And although many disabled people experience functional limitations, this is not the case for all disabled people.

Mar 27, 2024 | usnews.com | Susan J. Popkin |Amanda Hermans |Sarah Morriss

Every year, the United States Census Bureau conducts the American Community Survey to capture up-to-date information on people’s experiences on everything from employment rates to housing costs. And every year, the ACS minimizes the lives and needs of Americans with disabilities.