Rachel F. Adler

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Author Bio

Dr. Rachel F. Adler is an associate professor in the school of information sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Public Voices Fellow through The OpEd Project.

March 14, 2025

We Need To Ensure Federal Protections for the Disabled

When Secretary of Education Linda McMahon fumbled with what IDEA stands for, even as she defended the layoffs of more than 1,300 Department of Education employees, it spoke to how little thought is given to…