disability
“The Invisible Kingdom” Shines a Light on Women’s Chronic Pain
Bitch interviewed Meghan O’Rourke, author of The Invisible Kingdom, about the gender bias in medicine and the plight of the “invisible” illness.
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The Paralympic Paradigm: How the “Inspiring” Narrative Restricts and Fetishizes Disabled Athletes
Negative attitudes toward disability start with how athletes are framed in news coverage.
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Facial Difference and PTSD: Ariel Henley on Growing up with Crouzon Syndrome
What Henley addresses with intelligent ferocity in her memoir is the emotional and psychological abuse that she endured throughout elementary and middle school growing up with Crouzon syndrome.
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Language Wars: Callouts Obscure Vital Truths About Disabilities
Talking about words and language use matters, especially when ableist or disablist language can enforce harmful beliefs about disability and disabled people.
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In Living Color: Audio Description Looks Past People of Color
The exclusion of racial identification from AD continues to limit accessibility for blind people.
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The Complex Future of Post-Pandemic Work
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that remote work is possible for many industries.
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Shot Chaser: What Does It Take to Achieve Vaccine Equity?
The history of medicine in the United States is rife with atrocities committed against people of color.
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Beyond Functional: Unraveling the Long Line of Disability Fashion
Claiming to be the “first” is a proclamation of power deeply rooted in colonialism and capitalism.
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Move Your Body: Access-Centered Movement Is Changing Dance from the Inside Out
The access-centered movement framework fundamentally changes how people teach dance.
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Let Freedom Reign: A Roundtable About Disabled Black Girl Magic
Disabled Black girlhood is sacred.
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