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ADA 30: No Justice for Disabled Native People
ADA 30: No Justice for Disabled Native People Jen Deerinwater Content notes: genocide, sexual assault, eugenics, suicide, suicide attempts, intergenerational trauma Plain language summary...
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After 30 Years the ADA Leaves People with Psychiatric Disabilities Behind
After 30 Years the ADA Leaves People with Psychiatric Disabilities Behind Héctor M. Ramírez Content notes: suicide, suicidal ideation, hospitalization, forced treatment, violence Plain language summary...
View ArticleThe burden and consequences of self-advocacy for disabled BIPOC
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How the ADA Gave Birth to a Black Sexpert
How the ADA Gave Birth to a Black Sexpert Robin Wilson-Beattie Plain language summary...
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Ep 82: Americans with Disabilities Act
Today is July 26, 2020 and in the United States it is the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, also known as the ADA. I’m much more comfortable asking questions, but I’m gonna...
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82a: Americans with Disabilities Act
Surprise! This is a bonus episode talking about disability rights and the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (also known as the ADA). I recently spoke with Conchita Hernandez...
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Ep 90: Disabled Immigrants
Every political issue is a disability issue and as the daughter of immigrants, I know that immigration is an important disability issue. Today I get a chance to talk with Conchita Hernandez Legorreta...
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The King and Lies
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Disabled Immigrants: Living on the Edge of Barbwire
Disabled Immigrants: Living on the Edge of Barbwire Qudsiya Naqui Content notes: ableist and sanist language, eugenics, suicide, medical neglect, suffering, abuse, violence, incarceration I first...
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Major Keys
Major Keys Britney Wilson In my sophomore year of high school I was nominated to attend the National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC) in Washington, D.C. The four-day conference was designed to...
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Moving From Survival
Moving From Survival Sandy Ho Editor’s note: This op-ed by the author was recently rejected by The New York Times’ (NYT) opinion section. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic it is critically...
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“Mask off at the door” policies undermine our rights as disabled people
“Mask off at the door” policies undermine our rights as disabled people Beatrice Adler-Bolton In early March, as the third anniversary of Covid-19 passed unnoticed by many, comments by New York...
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“These Communities May Reduce but Not Eliminate Their Risk”: Oregon’s...
“These Communities May Reduce but Not Eliminate Their Risk”: Oregon’s Discriminatory COVID Policies A. Smith It seems that Oregon has largely gotten out of the COVID-19 business. Throughout much...
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Backing Out of Congestion Pricing Hurts New Yorkers with Disabilities the Most
Backing Out of Congestion Pricing Hurts New Yorkers with Disabilities the Most Jessica Murray In early June, Governor Kathy Hochul decided to pull out of a years-long plan to implement congestion...
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Help Shape San Francisco’s Accessible Future
Help Shape San Francisco’s Accessible Future Alice Wong photo of an older white adult who uses a can standing at a platform for a MUNI light rail train When I first moved to San Francisco over...
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