Assistant Professor @StetsonLaw; Researcher @LurieInstitute and @NatRCPD. Disability law, family law, health law, reproductive justice. Tweets my own.

Gulfport, FL
Joined February 2011
Robyn Powell retweeted
The only research center for disabled parents is losing federal funding. Staff call it a “profound setback for disability rights and family equity.” motherjones.com/politics/202…
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Congratulations to Professor Nicole Buonocore Porter @WMLawSchool for winning the AALS Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies' 2026 Chai Feldblum Award!
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#ReadAllAboutIt |📓 Check out Robyn M. Powell's article, “Dobbs, Disability, and the Assault on Reproductive Autonomy” in the latest Human Rights Magazine, Volume 50, Issue 6! 📰 Read it HERE ➡️ ow.ly/fGfM50WwTrO
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Robyn Powell retweeted
Make no mistake: This is not in the best interest of our nation. Our lawsuit, which orginally put this on hold, is still moving forward in the courts. We're continuing to fight for what's right for public health.
NEW: ⁦@HHSGov⁩ informs many employees that they are now officially separated from HHS at the close of business today, July 14, 2025. “Thank you for your service to the American people.”
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Disability Rights: A Conversation with Human Rights Magazine Authors 📆 July 25, 2025, 🕰️ 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET. Explore reproductive rights, AI, and more with expert authors. Register HERE ➡️ ow.ly/f3Vi50Wjnwi 📺 Available on-demand after!
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NEW: Natl Association of Deaf files suit against White House Press Secretary, Chief of Staff and Exec office of President. They're seeking court order to restore American Sign Language interpreters to White House events/briefings: Suit: "The White House inexplicably stopped using ASL interpreters for any of its public press briefings or similar events. Consequently, Defendants are now denying hundreds of thousands of deaf Americans meaningful access to the White House’s real-time communications on various issues of national and international import.”
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Trump has a decades-long history of promoting eugenicist ideas. @metraux_julia gives us a complete timeline of the president’s thoughts on “good genes,” IQ, and which disabled people should “just die.”motherjones.com/politics/202…
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🚨 Calling students & trainees in disability & health! The APHA Disability Section Career Enhancement Scholarship is now accepting applications! To be eligible, you must be the first author on a 2025 #APHA abstract submitted to the Disability Section. 🗓 Deadline: June 8, 2025 at 5pm CST 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/44U8bWR
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#AuthorAnnouncement We’re proud to be publishing “Disabled and Disenfranchised: The Fight for Reproductive Freedom and Democracy Post-Dobbs” by Robyn Powell in Volume 46 of Cardozo Law Review!
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On Wednesday, a leaked draft HHS budget document revealed that Secretary RFK Jr.’s department plans to defund protection and advocacy services for people with developmental disabilities. motherjones.com/politics/202…
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Robyn Powell retweeted
Join us on April 17, 2025 at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET for our next Career Exploration event- Navigating Legal Academia with a Disability. We’d love to have you there! $10 for non-members and free for members. CART and ASL will be provided (1/2). eventbrite.com/e/career-expl…
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On Thursday, the HHS moved to eliminate the Administration for Community Living (ACL), a subsidiary established in 2012 to support disabled and aging people. The shutdown, part of wider cuts, will mean “more people forced into institutional settings.”motherjones.com/politics/202…
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The deadline is this Friday!
The APHA Disability Section invites abstract submissions for our 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Submit your abstract by Friday, March 28! More info at: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/di…. @PublicHealth
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Are you a student in disability & public health? Scholarships are available for student submissions! Submit an abstract today to share your work! apha.confex.com/apha/2025/di… @PublicHealth
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📢 DISABILITY SECTION CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! APHA 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington DC is accepting submissions until March 28! Topics include disability justice, health equity & more. Submit at: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/di… #APHA2025
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The APHA Disability Section invites abstract submissions for our 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Submit your abstract by Friday, March 28! More info at: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/di…. @PublicHealth
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BREAKING: While boasting on Fox News about her efforts to dismantle the Department of Education, Linda McMahon couldn’t even explain what the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) is. This is the person trying to destroy education in America. Let that sink in.
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Robyn Powell retweeted
Honored to speak on an #AALS2025 panel this afternoon, with extraordinary copanelists who have blazed many trails, cohosted by SIX! AALS sections on intersectional identities and backgrounds in teaching, scholarship, and service/leadership.
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Incredibly excited about the Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies programming at #AALS2025! Be sure to check it out!
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Robyn Powell retweeted
California Law Review@CalifLRev19 Dec 2024
This Article analyzes the child welfare system, aka the family policing system, and its surveillance of disabled parents and their kids. @RobynMPowell finds the system’s ableism scrutinizes disabled parents and causes harm under the guise of protection. californialawreview.org/prin…
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