Doron Dorfman
@dorfmandoron.bsky.social
Professor, Seton Hall Law School. Torts, Healthcare Law, Disability Law, Employment Law, Family Law, and Empirical Legal Studies. My scholarship: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2440349
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Doron Dorfman
@dorfmandoron.bsky.social
· Oct 28
I am just thrilled to have my new article Third-Party Accommodations officially out @michlawreview.bsky.social! The MLR editors were a pleasure to work with and sharing the same volume as @kovarsky.bsky.social & Daniel Fryer is the cherry on top. Read it: repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol124/i...
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As many others have posted, a must-read by 12 former FDA commissioners laying out what's so deeply troubling about the substance of and process used for recent changes to vaccine policy at FDA: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
But @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social perhaps summed it up best 👇
But @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social perhaps summed it up best 👇
Imagine doing something at work so troubling that virtually every person alive who ever had your boss’s job spent their Thanksgiving weekend writing something that explained to the world how wrong you are and how harmful—deadly, even—it would be if you weren’t stopped.
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
As many others have posted, a must-read by 12 former FDA commissioners laying out what's so deeply troubling about the substance of and process used for recent changes to vaccine policy at FDA: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
But @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social perhaps summed it up best 👇
But @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social perhaps summed it up best 👇
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If you are reading that article that thinks too many students get accommodations & feeling like maybe it has a point, you should instead read @dorfmandoron.bsky.social's "Fear of the Disability Con" (www.jstor.org/stable/45284...).
Fear of the Disability Con: Perceptions of Fraud and Special Rights Discourse on JSTOR
Doron Dorfman, Fear of the Disability Con: Perceptions of Fraud and Special Rights Discourse, Law & Society Review, Vol. 53, No. 4 (DECEMBER 2019), pp. 1051-1091
www.jstor.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
If you are reading that article that thinks too many students get accommodations & feeling like maybe it has a point, you should instead read @dorfmandoron.bsky.social's "Fear of the Disability Con" (www.jstor.org/stable/45284...).
Just before World’s AIDS day is over, I wanted to flag my work on The PrEP Penalty. It’s an empirical/experimental study on the stigmatization of the anti-HIV medication and its connection to the FDA’s blood donation policy. Check it out: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The PrEP Penalty
Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is a novel treatment shown to be highly effective in preventing HIV infection. Although the treatment signals a new dawn in e
papers.ssrn.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Just before World’s AIDS day is over, I wanted to flag my work on The PrEP Penalty. It’s an empirical/experimental study on the stigmatization of the anti-HIV medication and its connection to the FDA’s blood donation policy. Check it out: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Congratulations to the generous and brilliant @nicolebporter.bsky.social! Such a well deserved honor 🙌
Congratulations to Professor Nicole Buonocore Porter @WM.edu Law School for winning the AALS Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies' 2026 Chai Feldblum Award!
December 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Congratulations to the generous and brilliant @nicolebporter.bsky.social! Such a well deserved honor 🙌
Congratulations to the generous and brilliant @nicolebporter.bsky.social! Such a well deserved honor 🙌
Congratulations to Professor Nicole Buonocore Porter @WM.edu Law School for winning the AALS Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies' 2026 Chai Feldblum Award!
December 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Congratulations to the generous and brilliant @nicolebporter.bsky.social! Such a well deserved honor 🙌
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Nicole Porter’s work has been so important to understanding disability law and her leadership helped make our affinity group a reality. Congrats, Nicole!
Congratulations to Professor Nicole Buonocore Porter @WM.edu Law School for winning the AALS Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies' 2026 Chai Feldblum Award!
December 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Nicole Porter’s work has been so important to understanding disability law and her leadership helped make our affinity group a reality. Congrats, Nicole!
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For the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, I spoke with advocates about how this law is crucial–and the ways in which disability education can be made better as its under attack from the Trump administration at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This disability education law turned 50 today. Disability advocates want more.
"Our civil rights are not up for negotiations," Rep. Lateefah Simon said.
www.motherjones.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
For the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, I spoke with advocates about how this law is crucial–and the ways in which disability education can be made better as its under attack from the Trump administration at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"WV students can attend school with religious exemption": After hearing from public health experts that weakening the school mandate will harm West Virginia's children, a judge did it anyway. This is before the state Supreme Court. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/26/w... @lorikerseywv.bsky.social
WV students can attend school with religious exemption to school vaccine law, judge rules • West Virginia Watch
West Virginia families who have a religious to the state’s school vaccination requirements must be allowed to attend school, a judge ruled.
westvirginiawatch.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"WV students can attend school with religious exemption": After hearing from public health experts that weakening the school mandate will harm West Virginia's children, a judge did it anyway. This is before the state Supreme Court. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/26/w... @lorikerseywv.bsky.social
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Interested in the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Join @umnconsortium.bsky.social to learn more.
December 10, Noon–1:30pm
Featured speakers include:
@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
December 10, Noon–1:30pm
Featured speakers include:
@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Interested in the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Join @umnconsortium.bsky.social to learn more.
December 10, Noon–1:30pm
Featured speakers include:
@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
December 10, Noon–1:30pm
Featured speakers include:
@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
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WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page
As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...
autisticadvocacy.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
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Unlike birth at home w/ a midwife – “free birth” means giving birth w/out any medical support. It’s anti-ultrasound, which it falsely claims harms babies, downplays serious medical conditions & promotes “wild pregnancy”- pregnancy w/out any prenatal care. It’s been linked to infant death
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world — Guardian US
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
apple.news
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Unlike birth at home w/ a midwife – “free birth” means giving birth w/out any medical support. It’s anti-ultrasound, which it falsely claims harms babies, downplays serious medical conditions & promotes “wild pregnancy”- pregnancy w/out any prenatal care. It’s been linked to infant death
Important and timely work by health law extraordinaire @jennoliva.bsky.social featured on @pbsnews.org — discussing the AI battle between private insurers (who use AI to deny claims) & patients (who use new AI tools to draft effective appeals on those denials) . 🔥🔥🔥 www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
How patients are using AI to fight back against denied insurance claims
As health insurers increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to process claims, denials have been on the rise. In 2023, about 73 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans had their claims for ...
www.pbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Important and timely work by health law extraordinaire @jennoliva.bsky.social featured on @pbsnews.org — discussing the AI battle between private insurers (who use AI to deny claims) & patients (who use new AI tools to draft effective appeals on those denials) . 🔥🔥🔥 www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Just me casually hanging out with the legendary Suzanne Vega at the Sarah McLachlan show last night 💁♀️
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Just me casually hanging out with the legendary Suzanne Vega at the Sarah McLachlan show last night 💁♀️
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This is going to be a terrific discussion re: AI & health insurance coverage decisions that’s open to the public if you are interested. @umnconsortium.bsky.social
Join us to discuss the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions.
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is going to be a terrific discussion re: AI & health insurance coverage decisions that’s open to the public if you are interested. @umnconsortium.bsky.social
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Thank you for the shoutout, @michlawreview.bsky.social 🙏🏻❤️
Does disability law require others to change their behavior to accommodate disabled individuals? In “Third-Party Accommodations,” Professor Doron Dorfman (@dorfmandoron.bsky.social) explores this overlooked issue and proposes a new framework. Read more here: michiganlawreview.org/journal/thir...
Third-Party Accommodations - Michigan Law Review
Does disability rights law impose an obligation on employers, schools, and other places of public accommodation to control the behavior of coworkers, students, or other third parties to accommodate an...
michiganlawreview.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Thank you for the shoutout, @michlawreview.bsky.social 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you for the shoutout, @michlawreview.bsky.social 🙏🏻❤️
Does disability law require others to change their behavior to accommodate disabled individuals? In “Third-Party Accommodations,” Professor Doron Dorfman (@dorfmandoron.bsky.social) explores this overlooked issue and proposes a new framework. Read more here: michiganlawreview.org/journal/thir...
Third-Party Accommodations - Michigan Law Review
Does disability rights law impose an obligation on employers, schools, and other places of public accommodation to control the behavior of coworkers, students, or other third parties to accommodate an...
michiganlawreview.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Thank you for the shoutout, @michlawreview.bsky.social 🙏🏻❤️
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I’m devastated by @sfdirewolf.bsky.social’s passing. Alice was an incredible advocate, writer, and human. I miss her so much already and am grateful for our time together but mostly for the legacy she left us all. Her memory is a huge blessing. www.facebook.com/share/14QATF...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I’m devastated by @sfdirewolf.bsky.social’s passing. Alice was an incredible advocate, writer, and human. I miss her so much already and am grateful for our time together but mostly for the legacy she left us all. Her memory is a huge blessing. www.facebook.com/share/14QATF...
I’m devastated by @sfdirewolf.bsky.social’s passing. Alice was an incredible advocate, writer, and human. I miss her so much already and am grateful for our time together but mostly for the legacy she left us all. Her memory is a huge blessing. www.facebook.com/share/14QATF...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I’m devastated by @sfdirewolf.bsky.social’s passing. Alice was an incredible advocate, writer, and human. I miss her so much already and am grateful for our time together but mostly for the legacy she left us all. Her memory is a huge blessing. www.facebook.com/share/14QATF...
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
Congratulations @mirandayaver.bsky.social! I can’t wait to read it 🙌
Tonight, I got to hold the galleys for my forthcoming book Coverage Denied! Feeling so grateful to have such wonderful support from @rblaifeder.bsky.social and the whole team at @universitypress.cambridge.org @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org, and friends and mentors who’ve helped make this possible.
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Congratulations @mirandayaver.bsky.social! I can’t wait to read it 🙌
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Arlene Mayerson is an absolute legend! I feel privileged to have gotten to know her and work with her when living in the Bay Area. Thank you @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social for this fantastic spotlight ✨ www.law.berkeley.edu/article/arle...
Paving the (accessible) way
Disability rights lawyer Arlene Mayerson ’77 has racked up decades of legal victories and helped craft the Americans With Disabilities Act.
www.law.berkeley.edu
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Arlene Mayerson is an absolute legend! I feel privileged to have gotten to know her and work with her when living in the Bay Area. Thank you @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social for this fantastic spotlight ✨ www.law.berkeley.edu/article/arle...
Arlene Mayerson is an absolute legend! I feel privileged to have gotten to know her and work with her when living in the Bay Area. Thank you @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social for this fantastic spotlight ✨ www.law.berkeley.edu/article/arle...
Paving the (accessible) way
Disability rights lawyer Arlene Mayerson ’77 has racked up decades of legal victories and helped craft the Americans With Disabilities Act.
www.law.berkeley.edu
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Arlene Mayerson is an absolute legend! I feel privileged to have gotten to know her and work with her when living in the Bay Area. Thank you @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social for this fantastic spotlight ✨ www.law.berkeley.edu/article/arle...
Woohoo! Thank you, @michlawreview.bsky.social, it was a joy to work with you 🙏🏻 Check out Third-Party Accommodations here repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol124/i...
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Woohoo! Thank you, @michlawreview.bsky.social, it was a joy to work with you 🙏🏻 Check out Third-Party Accommodations here repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol124/i...