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Eli Hager is a staff writer, and his work has appeared in the Washington Post and elsewhere. He also solicits, collects, and edits journalism by incarcerated writers for The Marshall Project's "Life Inside" feature. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia University.

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Disabled Adults Living with Families Targeted by Trump Administration

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By Eli Hager 
| Disabled Journalists Association
Even a glance at Shy’tyra Burton’s life reveals her need for the sort of federal government assistance that helps disabled Americans stay in their homes. Born two months prematurely into a poor family in Philadelphia, unable to breathe or swallow without tubes and largely confined to medical facilities until age 4, Burton was diagnosed with a litany of developmental and intellectual disabilities that left her with an IQ below 70.
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The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families

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By Eli Hager 
| Yahoo
A planned Trump administration regulation will penalize disabled young adults like Shy’tyra Burton, pictured with her father, Rondell, if they live with their parents. - Caroline Gutman for ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive its biggest stories as soon as they’re published.
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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

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By Eli Hager 
| ProPublica
Even a glance at Shy’tyra Burton’s life reveals her need for the sort of federal government assistance that helps disabled Americans stay in their homes. Born two months prematurely into a poor family in Philadelphia, unable to breathe or swallow without tubes and largely confined to medical facilities until age 4, Burton was diagnosed with a litany of developmental and intellectual disabilities that left her with an IQ below 70.
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