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Graphic with a green background with 2 photos. Left: A light-skinned woman with long wavy brown hair stands, smiling. Her face fills almost the entire photo frame. She has brown-colored eyes, brown eyeshadow, and purple lipstick while wearing a black leather jacket. Behind her is an off-white colored wall. Right: A light-skinned woman with straight red hair and bangs stands, smiling. She has brown eyes, red lipstick, a gold necklace with little moon and star charms on it. Her dress is gray and sparkly with long bell-sleeves and a black and rose-gold belt. Behind her are a ton of green trees

The Americans With Disabilities Act Remains Crucial In The Fight Against Ableism 29 Years Later

The Americans With Disabilities Act Remains Crucial In The Fight Against Ableism 29 Years Later Amy Gaeta & Haley Moss The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) continues to … Continue Reading The Americans With Disabilities Act Remains Crucial In The Fight Against Ableism 29 Years Later

A young white woman with chin-length brown hair smiles at the camera. She wears a white shirt and sits in a black motorized wheelchair. Behind her are several blooming cherry blossom trees.

Posted 3 weeks ago Guest Blog Posts

America’s Medicaid Trap: Essay by Anna Landre

America’s Medicaid Trap Anna Landre Most nondisabled people I meet seem to assume that the U.S. government provides disabled Americans all the services and supports we need to survive, … Continue Reading America’s Medicaid Trap: Essay by Anna Landre

Two women with blonde hair smiling and posing for the camera at a table at a fancy restaurant in Harrison Hot Springs. On the left is Cathleen wearing a dark flower printed blouse and on the right is Amanda, the writer, wearing a black dress with roses on the sleeves. They look happy and rested.

Posted 2 months ago Guest Blog Posts

The Beauty and Care of Disabled Friendships

The Beauty and Care of Disabled Friendships A. H. Reaume “I can’t do language right now,” I told Cathleen as we edged along in stop and go traffic. Getting … Continue Reading The Beauty and Care of Disabled Friendships

Krys, a Latinx person sitting on the front steps of a building, in Chiapas, Mexico in June 2015, while investigating Central American migration and security politics.

Posted 3 months ago Guest Blog Posts

Academic Ableism: Fighting for Accommodations and Access in Higher Education

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

Image of a black man smiling with arms crossed in front of flag

Posted July 22, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

A Tale of Two Netroots

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

A woman with long wavy brown hair stands, smiling. Her face fills almost the entire photo frame. She has brown-colored eyes, brown eyeshadow, and pink lipstick while wearing a long sleeve black turtleneck shirt. Behind her is an office wall covered with small artworks and photographs.

Posted June 3, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Cripping Emotional Labor: A Field Guide

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

Image description by Azza: Azza, a Black woman, wears a bright red and gold hijab with an East African print, red blazer, and black button down blouse. She is smiling at the camera.

Posted May 13, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

I Have Food Allergies and Anorexia. Balancing Them Is A Lethal Challenge.

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.

Noor sits in a wheelchair in front of a fountain. He has a curly black undercut and medium golden tan skin. He wears thick glasses, and a sleeveless pink shirt with a set of budgie collar pins. Photo credit: Les Talusan photography

Posted May 5, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

I’m Disabled, I’m Muslim, and I Am Not Your Burden

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

Cropped photo of Kalia Douglas-Micallef, a young Black disabled woman. She is sitting and wearing a navy blue top and dark gray pants with a geometric pattern. Her curly brown hair is tied up with ringlets of hair at both sides of her face. Her legs are crossed and her eyes are staring straight at the camera. Photo credit: Sean Anthony

Posted April 29, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Silence Through the Solar Eclipse

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

Picture of a Black man with blonde dreadlocks smiling at camera wearing a black ribbed sweater jacket with grey fur collar, white t-shirt and two silver necklaces. Photo credit: RJ Patel

Posted April 22, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

The Saccharine Sweet Lies of Special, a Netflix original series

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

Da'Shaun is standing in a room with his head turned to the left glaring at something off camera. His hair is hanging down, he has on red and black glasses, and his mouth is opened slightly—a partial grin, of sorts

Posted April 2, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

The Anti-Blackness in Critiques of Lupita Nyong’o in Us

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

A young, white woman with short blonde hair is pictured outside. She is wearing a pink tee-shirt, black skirt with pink and green design, and matching heels. She is smiling toward the camera and seated in a black power wheelchair.

Posted March 24, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Is Here

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

Posted March 17, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Indigenous Lives and Disability Justice

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

A mixed race Korean and white queer person smiles head on at the camera. She has big glasses and is wearing a crewneck. Her trach and wheelchair can be seen.

Posted March 10, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

On the Ancestral Plane: Crip Hand Me Downs and the Legacy of Our Movements

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

Photograph of Corbett, a large bodied white woman with greying hair. She wears a blue shirt and pink and blue scarf.

Posted February 26, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

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 Creating a Disabled Family: The Life of Carrie Ann Lucas

Five individuals sitting behind a draped table in front of a screen that reads "White House Forum on Civil Rights of Parents with Disabilities". At the end of the table is a brunette haired woman sitting in a wheelchair and speaking passionately. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Cokley.

Posted February 26, 2019 Guest Blog Posts