Welcome to the Articles & Insights section of Rehab & Reform. Here, I share in-depth analysis, reflections, and practical guidance at the intersection of sociology, rehabilitation counseling, and disability policy.
Each article examines how institutions, policies, and bureaucracies impact the lives of people with disabilities, drawing on both real-world practice and scholarly perspectives. Topics range from institutionalization and eligibility assessments to rehabilitation strategies, policy critique, and system reform proposals.
Whether you’re a policy professional, advocate, researcher, or practitioner, this page offers evidence-informed, actionable insights to better understand, navigate, and improve disability systems.
Explore the articles to stay informed, challenge assumptions, and gain a deeper understanding of the structures shaping care and opportunity.
Rehabilitation Law
Texas v. Kennedy and the Section 504 Integration Mandate: An Active Federal Case With Decades of Disability Civil Rights on the Line A coalition of eight states is asking a federal court in the Northern District of Texas to dismantle the regulatory backbone of community living for people with disabilities. The doctrinal terrain stretches from…
Bridging Gaps in Aging Disability Vocational Services
The Slow Return to Institutionalization: Aging, Disability, and the Quiet Failure of Vocational Rehabilitation There is a particular kind of social failure that does not announce itself. It does not arrive through rupture or spectacle, nor does it demand immediate recognition. Instead, it unfolds gradually—through administrative delay, policy inertia, and the quiet misalignment between systems…
Rural VR Access: Policy, Place, and Structural Inequality
Geographic inequities in U.S. vocational rehabilitation systems driven by state-level policy variation, rural structural barriers, and uneven implementation of federal disability laws Abstract Vocational rehabilitation (VR) in the United States is a federally funded, state-administered system shaped by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity…
