Disability Issues Caucus

09/08/2026

Our Power, Our Vote: Disability Voting Rights in North Carolina

Date & Time Sep 15, 2026 07:00 PM in
Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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To mark Disability Voting Rights Week, Disability Rights North Carolina, REV UP North Carolina, and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law will host a webinar for North Carolinians sharing your accessibility rights at the polls, highlighting resources to resolve problems and receive information, and reviewing recent changes to voting laws.

In a pivotal election year, it's vital that every voter be able to fully exercise their power in our democracy. This webinar will ensure you know your rights, have the information you need to access the ballot box, and the opportunity to get more involved in the movement for voting accessibility in North Carolina.

https://lawyerscommittee-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/ORnWeJi2SgaS-3s7WBJk4Q #/registration

08/18/2026

Do you have a plan to vote?

Disability ACTION Network NC is launching our new voter program — Nothing About Us Without Our VOTE — at our free webinar.

📅 Tuesday, Aug 25, 7:00 pm
💻 Free and online via Zoom

We'll cover how to build your voter plan and introduce our Candidate Questionnaire, with Corye Dunn (Disability Rights NC) and Lynn Maranville Martin (DAN NC).

Register at: ncallianceforhealth.org/events

07/29/2026

Advocacy Training Opportunity Available!

The Ability Leadership Program of North Carolina (ALP-NC) is accepting applications for this year's Cohort 2, a peer-led program that empowers advocates within the disability rights community.

The Cohort provides online educational and professional development training to help advocates build leadership skills and learn how to advocate collectively for change.

Ready to apply? Visit this link to submit your application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSqGJ05Hj0HzLem9AR7bggDTFdaj8GfncZVmjmaMa9vlnmHQ/viewform

Applications for Cohort 2 will be accepted through 9:00 a.m. ET on Monday, August 10, 2026.

For more information, visit the Ability Leadership Program website at https://www.alp-nc.org.

04/16/2026

We have to make sure that we show up in great numbers this November to turn back this blatant power grab to take away the votes of the people of North Carolina

Protective motion passes during Tuesday meeting of the board

03/11/2026

Autism therapy costs soar for NC Medicaid. Auditor and lawmakers take closer look

02/10/2026

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02/07/2026

https://www.mobilize.us/disabilityissuescaucus/event/898852/

Come join our caucus! https://ncdpdisabilitycaucus.org/ please donate https://secure.actblue.com/donate/disabilityissuescaucus

01/20/2026

01/10/2026

After a potentially groundbreaking summary judgement ruling, Christian (Cece) Worley, a 27-year-old Black law student, reached a settlement in her disability discrimination lawsuit against the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. She alleged that the agency did not provide reasonable accommodations for her endometriosis, a painful and disabling condition, after she shared her diagnosis and asked for help in 2022.

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01/09/2026

01/09/2026

It looked like a mistake at first. A detail that slipped through editing. But the truth behind it is far more human than viewers expected.

That is exactly what happened with Anya Greene in Run Away. Viewers noticed she uses a wheelchair in most scenes, but not all. Questions followed fast.

In Harlan Coben’s original book, Anya is not disabled. So when Netflix’s adaptation showed her sometimes standing, sometimes seated, people assumed something went wrong.

They were wrong.

Across the series, Anya is seen walking briefly in episode one during a school meeting. Later, in the final episode, she stands and hugs her father in a hospital corridor. The internet called it a plot hole.

But the truth sits off-screen.

Anya is played by Ellie Henry, who lives with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. It is a genetic condition that affects collagen, making joints unstable and movement exhausting. Some days, a wheelchair is necessary. Some days, it is not.

That reality was carried directly into the character.

Ellie can stand and walk for short periods, if she is careful. So can Anya. No dramatic explanation. No dialogue spelling it out.

Netflix also did something rare. They cast a disabled actress for a role that was not written as disabled.

In a BBC interview, Ellie explained she was not the expected choice. But the casting team stayed open. They let reality shape the character.

And that choice matters.

By not turning Anya’s condition into a storyline, Harlan Coben’s adaptation shows something simple and honest. Disability is not always visible. It is not always permanent. And it does not need a spotlight to exist.

The next time a character does not fit neatly into a box, it is worth pausing. Because sometimes, what we call inconsistency is just real life quietly showing up on screen.

Would we still question it, if we were used to seeing it every day?