A month ago, I published an action alert due to the Census Bureau's intent to change the definition of disability and the screening questions they use to compile disability data. Today, I'm glad to report that the change has not been adopted, at least not at this point. This is largely due to the pushback… Continue reading Census Action Alert Update 2
Category: Legal Analysis
Action Alert: US Census Disability Definition Proposed Changes
Yesterday, I posted an Action Alert on Twitter about the US Census' intent to modify the definition of disability in a way that provides less complete data. I've pasted it below, and I want to also use this space to outline what the changes are, why they're bad, and what to say if you file… Continue reading Action Alert: US Census Disability Definition Proposed Changes
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CDC FOIA Update #4
This is the 4th, and unfortunately final, update to my saga of requesting records from the CDC regarding the handling of the COVID pandemic. Last Friday, the analyst covering my case quoted me a whopping and exorbitant $976 for the processing of my request and gave me five days (until November 1) to either a)… Continue reading CDC FOIA Update #4
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CDC FOIA Update #3
Well, this is a long-overdue update that I'm gonna break into two parts and back-date. This is the second part of that two-part update. The first part can be found here. For reference and transparency, it's September 2, 2022 as I write this update about events that happened on August 17, 2022. So, I got… Continue reading CDC FOIA Update #3
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CDC FOIA Update #2
Well, this is a long-overdue update that I'm gonna break into two parts and back-date. This is the first part of that two-part update. For reference and transparency, it's September 2, 2022 as I write this update about events that happened on April 1, 2022. Remember how I said that I intentionally made the request… Continue reading CDC FOIA Update #2
Derek I. Schmitz 
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