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Academic Ableism: Fighting for Accommodations and Access in Higher Education Krys Méndez Ramírez Six years ago, when I first started applying to graduate school programs as someone with … Continue Reading Academic Ableism: Fighting for Accommodations and Access in Higher Education
A Tale of Two Netroots Neal Carter When I arrived in Philadelphia for Netroots Nation 2019 I had mixed feelings. #ThatConference is an annual political convention for American … Continue Reading A Tale of Two Netroots
Cripping Emotional Labor: A Field Guide Amy Gaeta During my first months of graduate school, without ever applying or asking, I was given an unpaid job: campus disability … Continue Reading Cripping Emotional Labor: A Field Guide
I Have Food Allergies and Anorexia. Balancing Them Is A Lethal Challenge. Azza Altiraifi Content notes: discussion of food/allergies, eating disorders, and restrictions, anorexia, trauma, mental health, recovery, anxiety, … Continue Reading I Have Food Allergies and Anorexia. Balancing Them Is A Lethal Challenge.
I’m Disabled, I’m Muslim, and I Am Not Your Burden Noor Pervez The first time I consciously stimmed was in a La Quinta in north Texas. Muslims were packed … Continue Reading I’m Disabled, I’m Muslim, and I Am Not Your Burden
Silence Through the Solar Eclipse Kalia Douglas-Micallef Content notes: child sexual abuse, violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, trauma, depression, self-harm, bodily autonomy My name is Kalia Douglas-Micallef, and I am … Continue Reading Silence Through the Solar Eclipse
The Saccharine Sweet Lies of Special D’Arcee Charington Neal Content notes: rape, sexual abuse, self-loathing, internalized ableism, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts If you could’ve told me that … Continue Reading The Saccharine Sweet Lies of Special, a Netflix original series
The Anti-Blackness in Critiques of Lupita Nyong’o in Us Da’Shaun Harrison ***THIS ARTICLE DOES INCLUDE SPOILERS*** Jordan Peele’s sophomore film, Us, debuted just days ago, March 22, … Continue Reading The Anti-Blackness in Critiques of Lupita Nyong’o in Us
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Is Here: What you need to know and how to get involved Kendra Scalia The 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law December 2016, requires … Continue Reading Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Is Here
Indigenous Lives and Disability Justice Jen Deerinwater Content notes: genocide, colonization, suicide, death, medical neglect, discrimination, racism, settler colonialism, rape, sexual assault, murder, eugenics, forced sterilization, trauma, intergenerational trauma, historical … Continue Reading Indigenous Lives and Disability Justice
On the Ancestral Plane: Crip Hand Me Downs and the Legacy of Our Movements Stacey Milbern My favorite boots are socks. Crip socks. Made out of brown leather to … Continue Reading On the Ancestral Plane: Crip Hand Me Downs and the Legacy of Our Movements
Editor’s note: This is one of two essays by disabled parents about the life and work of Carrie Ann Lucas, a disabled parent, activist, lawyer and all-around life force in … Continue Reading Creating a Disabled Family: The Life of Carrie Ann Lucas
Editor’s note: This is one of two essays by disabled parents about the life and work of Carrie Ann Lucas, a disabled parent, activist, lawyer and all-around life force in … Continue Reading Carrie Ann Lucas Was a BAMF
Collecting [a] home for Disability Justice in the Library Written by Dana Bishop-Root and Dustin Gibson in collaboration with Bekezela Mguni. Audio version by Imani Barbarin. http://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Collecting_a_home_for_Disability_J.mp3 Content Warnings: … Continue Reading Collecting [a] home for Disability Justice in the Library
The Life and Death Of Seven Bridges By Imani Barbarin CW: Self Harm, Suicide, Bullying, Abuse For a while, I couldn’t think of what to say about the suicide … Continue Reading The Life and Death Of Seven Bridges
Stop Killing Us: Reflections on Trans, Intersex, and Disabled Eugenics Noor Pervez One afternoon, I was attempting to balance a small package of stim toys in one hand and my … Continue Reading Stop Killing Us: Reflections on Trans, Intersex, and Disabled Eugenics