SMLR Experts In the News

Democracy Docket examines a law that’s making it harder for Texans with disabilities to vote. The story cites testimony by Douglas Kruse of the Program for Disability Research.

Public News Service previews the “Beyond the Ballot” event in Indiana, citing voter turnout data from the Program for Disability Research. 

Williamsburg Yorktown Daily writes about a weeklong effort encouraging Virginians with disabilities to vote. The story cites data from the Program for Disability Research. 

WRBI Radio reports on tonight’s nonpartisan event in Indiana and cites voter turnout data from the Program for Disability Research. 

The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin, interviews Alex Press and Eric Blanc about surging labor militancy in the U.S.

ABC News / 538 cites a study by the Program for Disability Research, which finds that people with disabilities are underrepresented in government.

Nonprofit Quarterly cites research by Tamara Lee, who is studying how Amazon uses police and private security at its distribution centers. 

WHYY previews the union decertification vote at a Philadelphia coffee shop, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

NJ Spotlight News interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health about the strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

QR Calgary / 630 CHEDfr interviews Francis Ryan about the growing number of labor actions in Canada and the U.S.