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An older woman with brown skin and white hair sits and wears a face mask while voting.

Stay in Line: Inaccessibility at the Polls is Part of Voter Suppression

by Alaina Leary
November 6, 2020 at 12:24pm
Disabled people are all too familiar how accessibility is compromised by our society’s obsession with physical perseverance. Read more »
Joe Biden, an elderly white man with short, gray hair and wearing sunglasses, stands surrounded by camera at the Iowa State Fair

We Won’t Overcome: Joe Biden Erroneously Sheds the Shadow of Stuttering

by Sophia Stewart
October 30, 2020 at 10:02am
The former vice president has always championed the traditional ableist notion of “overcoming.” Read more »
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an old white woman with brown hair, wears glasses and a loose shawl and sits on stage while smiling.

RBG Fundamentally Shaped the Lives of Women with Disabilities

by Sarah Kim
October 16, 2020 at 12:00pm
Although the fight for disability rights is not complete, Ginsburg used her power and privilege to bring the fight for disability rights to the legal mainstream. Read more »
A child reads a book.

Trauma or Tragedy: Disability Representation in Children’s Books Has a Long Way to Go

by Alaina Leary
July 21, 2020 at 12:22pm
It isn’t easy to find a children’s book or young adult novel that accurately depicts disability. Read more »
Antoine Hunter and NEVE Mazique, two Black dancers wearing gold and white, one of them wearing a crown, are posed against a dark earthy background

30 Years after the ADA, It’s Time to Imagine a More Accessible Future

by Anna Hamilton
July 20, 2020 at 12:46pm
America’s treatment of its disabled citizens is still deeply flawed. Read more »
A Black non-binary person with a filtering face mask walks down a neighborhood street with one hand in their pocket and the other hand on their cane. They have a short mohawk and are wearing a jacket, shorts, tennis shoes, and glasses.

Not So Ethical: On Media’s Continued Portrayal of Disabled People as Burdens

by Samantha Chavarria
July 8, 2020 at 12:02pm
Article after article promotes the idea that disabled people are a burden. Read more »
Donald Trump, the white president of the United States with a dirty blond toupe, walks down an airport ramp

Being Ableist toward Donald Trump Only Hurts Disabled People

by Caroline Reilly
June 24, 2020 at 10:23am
Every time a politician stumbles, stutters, or misspeaks, we seemingly return to that toxic notion that to be ill is to be less than. Read more »
an Asian woman with black hair pulled back into a ponytail uses sign language

Many Deaf Women Aren’t Safer at Home

by Sarah Katz
June 22, 2020 at 10:00am
48 million deaf or hard of hearing people in the United States at risk of domestic violence during the lockdown. Read more »
Photo of Annie Segarra, an American YouTuber, artist, and activist for LGBTQ and disability rights, in a wheelchair wearing a rainbow skirt next to a doorstep and door that reads Make Pride Accessible”

(Un)safe Refuge: The Built-In Ableism in Queer Spaces

by Ace Tilton Ratcliff
June 19, 2020 at 9:47am
There’s still a huge chunk of the population who have trouble accessing Pride events and LGBTQ safe spaces: disabled queer people. Read more »
A Black woman serves a slice of cake with rainbow layers and sprinkles while wearing compression gloves.

Glittering with Accessibility: Virtual Events Pave the Way for a More Inclusive Pride

by Alaina Leary
June 4, 2020 at 3:20pm
The 50th anniversary of Pride is the perfect time for radical inclusion. Read more »

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by s.e. smith
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