top of page


Disability is an Immigration Issue. Immigration is a Disability Issue.
After decades of intimately correlating #BigDisCo’s civil rights movement work to the ability of HCBS beneficiaries to employ their own direct LTC providers and live in the community, not an institution, the current, unmitigated SILENCE on the attack against immigrants on the part of ANY disability advocacy groups or leaders is curious for one significant reason...
.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320/file.jpg)
Reyma McCoy Hyten
3 days ago3 min read
15 views


#BigDisCo’s Letter Writing Campaign Won’t Save You- It Isn’t Even FOR You
The strongly worded letter approach to disability advocacy may reference you, but it's not for you.
.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320/file.jpg)
Reyma McCoy Hyten
May 65 min read
422 views


DEI(but carve out the A) is Dead.
Has anyone noticed that #BigDisCo has quietly removed the "A" they fought so hard to tack on to "DEI" during the Biden years?
.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320/file.jpg)
Reyma McCoy Hyten
Apr 213 min read
90 views


From George Floyd to Victor Perez: the Public Health Crisis Everyone "Forgot" About
Victor Perez should be celebrating Autism Acceptance Month. Instead, he's dead as the result of police violence.
.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320/file.jpg)
Reyma McCoy Hyten
Apr 148 min read
23 views


“Free OUR People (But Not THEM)”: How #BigDisCo ‘s Institutionalized Bias Upholds the Institutional Bias they Pretend to Fight
Are more PWDs vulnerable to institutionalization or are more WHITE PWDs vulnerable to institutionalization? We unpack the distinction here.
.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320/file.jpg)
Reyma McCoy Hyten
Apr 75 min read
68 views


ACL, We Hardly Knew Thee...
ACL is dead. But, with the exception of Meals on Wheels, you likely have never heard of the majority, if not any, of its programs. Why?
.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320/file.jpg)
Reyma McCoy Hyten
Mar 314 min read
219 views


The Revolution Will Not Be Grant-Funded: On Doing “The Work” When #BigDisCo Won't.
Ultimately, the work you do with nonprofit organizations, including those within the #DisCo, should amplify your power, not usurp it...
.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320/file.jpg)
Reyma McCoy Hyten
Feb 226 min read
70 views
bottom of page