One in five Americans have a disability. That’s according to the United States Census Bureau.

The Trump administration has released statements promising to protect programs like medicaid, medicare and Social security - programs that people with disabilities rely on everyday.

But in his recommendation for funding for fiscal year 2026, President Trump proposed cuts to housing for persons with disabilities and cuts to the National Institute of Disability.

Today, we hear about the future of disability services from people living with disabilities.

GUESTS:
Tom Cosker: Disability Advocate at Disability Rights Connecticut
Corey Pheez Lee: More Than Walking Peer Mentor Coordinator, Hip-hop artist and host "Super Adaptables" Podcast with More Than Walking
Colin Killick: Executive Director of the Autism Self-Advocacy Network

One in five Americans have a disability. That&rsquo;s according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1997/demo/cenbr97-05.html#:~:text=About%201%20in%205%20Americans,accelerate%20in%20the%20coming%20decades.">United States Census Bureau</a>.
The Trump administration has released statements&nbsp;<a href="https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1997/demo/cenbr97-05.html#:~:text=About%201%20in%205%20Americans,accelerate%20in%20the%20coming%20decades.">promising to protect programs like medicaid, medicare and Social security</a>&nbsp;- programs that people with disabilities rely on everyday.
But in his recommendation for funding for fiscal year 2026, President Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Fiscal-Year-2026-Discretionary-Budget-Request.pdf">proposed cuts to housing for persons with disabilities and cuts to the National Institute of Disability.</a>
Today, we hear about the future of disability services from people living with disabilities.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Tom Cosker:&nbsp;Disability Advocate at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.disrightsct.org/">Disability Rights Connecticut</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.morethanwalking.com/team.html">Corey Pheez Lee:</a>&nbsp;More Than Walking Peer Mentor Coordinator, Hip-hop artist and host "Super Adaptables" Podcast with More Than Walking</li>
<li>Colin Killick:&nbsp;Executive Director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/who-we-are/">Autism Self-Advocacy Network</a></li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.