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New Disabled South
New Disabled South builds power with disabled people to advance justice, dignity, and collective liberation across the South.
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One Nation, Overcharged

New Disabled South is a founding partner of One Nation, Overcharged, because we believe healthcare is a right, and that people should ALWAYS come before profits.

Disabled people deserve power.

Disabled people in the South are too often excluded from political power and public life. New Disabled South exists to change that. We are a disabled-led organization building collective power through organizing, political education, advocacy, and community care—rooted in justice and led by those most impacted.

Our Work:

We're focused on:

Employment + Poverty

Employment + Poverty

We address how poverty disproportionately impacts disabled people through policy change, advocacy, and community-centered solutions.

Employment + Poverty

Criminalization

Criminalization

We challenge systems that criminalize disabled people through policing, incarceration, and surveillance.

Criminalization

Democracy

Democracy

We fight for accessible, inclusive democracy where disabled people can fully participate and lead.

Democracy

Healthcare + Care Work

Healthcare + Care Work

We directly support community healthcare that meet immediate needs and strengthen collective resilience through mutual aid efforts, care webs, and direct care.

Healthcare + Care Work

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  • The ADA Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
  • Media Coverage
  • The ADA Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling

    Kehsi Iman Wilson argues that disabled people need stronger protections and deeper structural change.

    Jul 28, 2023

    Resources

    Explore the Resource Library

    Explore the Resource Library

    Access tools, guides, and information created for disabled people navigating systems and building power.

    Plain Language Policy Dashboard

    Plain Language Policy Dashboard

    Legislatures bury power in jargon. We track bills across 14 Southern states and break down their impact on disabled people — in language built for understanding.

    Donate Today

    Your donation makes an immediate and real impact in the lives of disabled Southerners through direct assistance and resources, education and organizing, critical research and reporting, and on-the-ground activism to fight for our legal rights.