The politics of the United States of America of today appear to be too polarized to support the kind of bipartisan partnerships that were required just a few decades ago to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability-related legislation.Most of the ambitious policy initiatives that the Biden Administration proudly presented at the end of 2020 will not have been put into action by 2022.People with disabilities naturally want to be able to participate in politics and still want political power, but it's often hard for them to imagine anything beyond a symbolic reward. Still, high-level candidates have paid much more attention to disabled voters in recent years and come up with specific disability policy proposals that go far beyond simply promising to "support" disabled people.Even though there have been recent setbacks, disabled people and candidates' increased involvement in disability policy and politics presents strong opportunities to make necessary changes in the long run.