Sen. Tammy Baldwin criticized the Trump administration for allowing funding supporting paralyzed Americans to expire. The funding for the National Paralysis Resource Center expired, reducing services for more than five million Americans living with paralysis and their families.
The grant ended on June 30 after the administration delayed the funding notice for months, and new funding is not expected until September 1, leaving a significant gap in services.
Baldwin said the administration is politicizing federal grants and cutting disability programs while firing staff at the Administration for Community Living and delaying other HHS funding as well.
The NPRC, created with bipartisan support in 2001, provides free resources, care coordination, peer mentoring, and specialized support that states and local systems cannot reliably offer.
Mobile accessibility tells half the story
September 8, 2026
I audited five public design systems. The one built for mobile, Material 3, hands designers accessibility as first-class properties. The web still treats the same
Mark SMiller is a digital accessibility consultant who helps organizations build accessible, inclusive digital experiences. He speaks regularly at industry conferences,, CSUN, CVENt and apperes on many webinars and podace. , He trains teams on practical, sustainable accessibility workflows.
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