“We must listen to victims, observe behaviors, and adapt our investigativ

It’s been a whirlwind few weeks on the state and federal level for new laws impacting the disability community, so let’s get rolling!

Fighting discrimination in healthcare:

On May 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights, finalized a rule that prohibits discrimination based on disability in healthcare settings.

It’s official: Pluto is now Arizona’s State planet, thanks to Gov. Hobbs, who signed HB 2477 in late March. Pluto was discovered right here in Flagstaff by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. All other planets were first cataloged in Europe. The astonishing discovery ignited the world. Classrooms started teaching the nine-planet model. However, it was downgraded to a dwarf planet by 2006.

by Katie Griffith, guest contributor from Phoenix, AZ

Hello, my name is Katie and I am a CP warrior. Why, you might ask? I have been through hell and back to overcome my disability one step at a time.

by Justin Caligari, guest contributor from Mesa, AZ

My name is Justin and I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder when I was 35 years old.

Welcome to March - we hope everyone had a great St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, the anniversary of the “Apostle of Ireland’s” death in the fifth century. In the United States, the holiday is typically used to celebrate an individual’s Irish heritage and eat Irish bacon (commonly known as corned beef) and cabbage. March also means that March Madness is upon us! Congratulations to the University of Arizona Wildcats and the Grand Canyon University Antelopes, both of whom made the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

A slow start