<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Jason Turkish: on the record</title><link>https://www.jasonturkish.com/press</link><atom:link href="https://www.jasonturkish.com/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>Reporting that names Jason Turkish, and his own bylines, as recorded with sources on jasonturkish.com.</description><language>en-US</language><item><title>ProPublica: How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers</title><link>https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-social-security-disability-cuts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-social-security-disability-cuts</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The advocates, led by Jason Turkish, co-founder of the Social Security disability rights group Alliance for America's Promise, had sent the White House team ProPublica's Oct. 31 article and other materials.</description><source url="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-social-security-disability-cuts">ProPublica</source></item><item><title>AARP: Social Security Drops Planned Changes to Disability Rules</title><link>https://www.aarp.org/social-security/ssa-drops-disability-insurance-changes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aarp.org/social-security/ssa-drops-disability-insurance-changes/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>&quot;I am deeply gratified by this outcome,&quot; Turkish wrote in a Nov. 19 email update to other advocates that was shared with AARP.</description><source url="https://www.aarp.org/social-security/ssa-drops-disability-insurance-changes/">AARP</source></item><item><title>Nextgov/FCW: SSA abandons planned disability program overhaul expected to cut benefits for thousands</title><link>https://www.nextgov.com/policy/2025/11/ssa-abandons-planned-disability-program-overhaul-expected-cut-benefits-thousands/409640/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nextgov.com/policy/2025/11/ssa-abandons-planned-disability-program-overhaul-expected-cut-benefits-thousands/409640/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>White House deputy chief of staff James Blair and SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano both told Jason Turkish, co-founder of the nonprofit disability advocacy group Alliance for America's Promise, that the forthcoming regulations are not moving forward, Turkish wrote in an email update Wednesday.</description><source url="https://www.nextgov.com/policy/2025/11/ssa-abandons-planned-disability-program-overhaul-expected-cut-benefits-thousands/409640/">Nextgov/FCW</source></item><item><title>The Washington Post: Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar</title><link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/19/social-security-disability-benefits-age/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/19/social-security-disability-benefits-age/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>&quot;The commissioner took a decisive, unambiguous role in concretely ruling out that this mega-regulation would move forward,&quot; Turkish said.</description><source url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/19/social-security-disability-benefits-age/">The Washington Post</source></item><item><title>The Baltimore Sun: Social Security Administration in good hands under O'Malley | GUEST COMMENTARY</title><link>https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/08/13/social-security-administration-in-good-hands-under-omalley-guest-commentary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/08/13/social-security-administration-in-good-hands-under-omalley-guest-commentary/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Guest commentary by Jason Turkish. Those who have experienced frustrating SSA interactions can readily attest that the transformation achieved this year is truly extraordinary. Customer service used to be a constant challenge at the SSA — now, that challenge is being solved.</description><source url="https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/08/13/social-security-administration-in-good-hands-under-omalley-guest-commentary/">The Baltimore Sun</source></item><item><title>ABA Journal: The country has a long way to go with ADA compliance, say 2 civil rights lawyers</title><link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/asked-and-answered-podcast-monthly-episode-150</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/asked-and-answered-podcast-monthly-episode-150</guid><description>Although the Americans with Disabilities Act is decades old, many businesses, including law firms, continue to treat it as a suggestion, rather than federal law, according to Eve Hill and Jason Turkish, two lawyers who represent plaintiffs in disability cases.</description><source url="https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/asked-and-answered-podcast-monthly-episode-150">ABA Journal</source></item><item><title>ClickOnDetroit (WDIV Local 4): Blind Michigan Supreme Court Justice turned away by clerk's office while trying to get absentee ballot</title><link>https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/06/26/blind-michigan-supreme-court-justice-is-turned-away-by-clerks-office-when-trying-to-get-absentee-ballot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/06/26/blind-michigan-supreme-court-justice-is-turned-away-by-clerks-office-when-trying-to-get-absentee-ballot/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>&quot;You go online today and there is no choice to get an absentee ballot,&quot; attorney Jason Turkish said.</description><source url="https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/06/26/blind-michigan-supreme-court-justice-is-turned-away-by-clerks-office-when-trying-to-get-absentee-ballot/">ClickOnDetroit (WDIV Local 4)</source></item><item><title>Northwestern Pritzker School of Law: NLawProud: Jason Turkish (JD '12)</title><link>https://news.law.northwestern.edu/videos/nlawproud-jason-turkish-jd-12/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.law.northwestern.edu/videos/nlawproud-jason-turkish-jd-12/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Today Jason’s practice is devoted 100 percent to representing people with disabilities, and in October 2019, he settled a case that will change the way that blind people are tested in law school admissions nationwide.</description><source url="https://news.law.northwestern.edu/videos/nlawproud-jason-turkish-jd-12/">Northwestern Pritzker School of Law</source></item><item><title>Michigan Public: Stateside: Child sex trafficking sting; medical vs. recreational pot; win for blind LSAT takers</title><link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/families-community/2019-10-15/stateside-child-sex-trafficking-sting-medical-vs-recreational-pot-win-for-blind-lsat-takers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.michiganpublic.org/families-community/2019-10-15/stateside-child-sex-trafficking-sting-medical-vs-recreational-pot-win-for-blind-lsat-takers</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Binno joined Stateside along with his attorney Jason Turkish to talk about the changes and what they will mean for visually-impaired people taking the LSAT.</description><source url="https://www.michiganpublic.org/families-community/2019-10-15/stateside-child-sex-trafficking-sting-medical-vs-recreational-pot-win-for-blind-lsat-takers">Michigan Public</source></item><item><title>CNN: A lawsuit argued the LSAT discriminates against the blind. Now it's changing for everyone</title><link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/10/us/lsat-blind-people-trnd/index.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/10/us/lsat-blind-people-trnd/index.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Binno's attorney, Jason Turkish, told CNN those are great accommodations for the other test sections, but they don't make passing the logic games section any more possible. &quot;You can give him all the time in the world, he still can't draw a diagram,&quot; Turkish said.</description><source url="https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/10/us/lsat-blind-people-trnd/index.html">CNN</source></item><item><title>ABA Journal: LSAT will change for all would-be lawyers as a result of blind man's lawsuit settlement</title><link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lsat-will-change-for-all-would-be-lawyers-as-a-result-of-blind-mans-lawsuit-settlement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lsat-will-change-for-all-would-be-lawyers-as-a-result-of-blind-mans-lawsuit-settlement</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lsat-will-change-for-all-would-be-lawyers-as-a-result-of-blind-mans-lawsuit-settlement">ABA Journal</source></item><item><title>Legal News (Oakland County): U.S. pays $400K to settle lawsuit with border agent with PTSD</title><link>https://www.legalnews.com/oakland/1460703</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.legalnews.com/oakland/1460703</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Gazvoda's attorney, Jason Turkish, says a settlement was reached earlier this month, weeks before a trial in federal court in Bay City, Michigan.</description><source url="https://www.legalnews.com/oakland/1460703">Legal News (Oakland County)</source></item><item><title>Michigan Public: After border patrol experience triggers PTSD, Army vet fights for transfer to Michigan</title><link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2016-04-15/after-border-patrol-experience-triggers-ptsd-army-vet-fights-for-transfer-to-michigan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2016-04-15/after-border-patrol-experience-triggers-ptsd-army-vet-fights-for-transfer-to-michigan</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>His lawyer, Jason Turkish, says he's proud to represent Gazvoda.</description><source url="https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2016-04-15/after-border-patrol-experience-triggers-ptsd-army-vet-fights-for-transfer-to-michigan">Michigan Public</source></item><item><title>Detroit Free Press: Veteran: Texas reminds me of Afghanistan, please don't send me there</title><link>https://www.freep.com/story/news/2016/04/14/veteran-texas-reminds-me-afghanistan-please-dont-send-me-there/83040846/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.freep.com/story/news/2016/04/14/veteran-texas-reminds-me-afghanistan-please-dont-send-me-there/83040846/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>&quot;This young man has done everything his country has asked him to do. He went to war. He risked his life. Now, he is asking for the most basic of accommodations,&quot; said Gazvoda's attorney, Jason Turkish, noting his client doesn't want disability benefits or money.</description><source url="https://www.freep.com/story/news/2016/04/14/veteran-texas-reminds-me-afghanistan-please-dont-send-me-there/83040846/">Detroit Free Press</source></item><item><title>The Detroit News: Deaf wrestler, MHSAA agree to wider use of interpreters</title><link>https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/12/14/deaf-wrestler-mhsaa-settle-interpreter-matches/77301050/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/12/14/deaf-wrestler-mhsaa-settle-interpreter-matches/77301050/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>&quot;Athletes with disabilities don't want advantages, they simply want to compete equally,&quot; Turkish said. &quot;This case ends as it began, with Ellis simply looking for a fair fight.&quot;</description><source url="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/12/14/deaf-wrestler-mhsaa-settle-interpreter-matches/77301050/">The Detroit News</source></item><item><title>USA Today High School Sports: Deaf Michigan wrestler files lawsuit over rule regarding interpreter</title><link>https://www.usatodayhss.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/12/10/deaf-michigan-wrestler-files-lawsuit-over-rule-regarding-interpreter/77471943007/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.usatodayhss.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/12/10/deaf-michigan-wrestler-files-lawsuit-over-rule-regarding-interpreter/77471943007/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>&quot;What the MHSAA is saying makes absolutely no sense,&quot; attorney Jason Turkish told MLive.com. &quot;They're saying that Ellis can have an interpreter, but an interpreter that he can't see. You have to be able to see a sign language interpreter in order to use it.&quot;</description><source url="https://www.usatodayhss.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/12/10/deaf-michigan-wrestler-files-lawsuit-over-rule-regarding-interpreter/77471943007/">USA Today High School Sports</source></item></channel></rss>