Her Campus at SBU
Easy-Peasy Lemon-Seizey
This last week, I hit the five-year mark from my first seizure, woohoo! I’m now a diagnosed epileptic, and I wanted to talk about my experience.
Her Campus at Pitt
Growing Up ‘Different’: What I Wish Parents Taught Their Children Cbout Disability
Differences are not what isolates and separates us; it is the refusal to acknowledge them. When differences are seen as taboo, cruel behavior is more easily rationalized. What we...
Her Campus at Temple
Dispatches From A Chronically Ill, Starving Art StudentÂ
An honest look at being a chronically ill art student in a culture that glorifies suffering.
Her Campus at St. Andrews
How I Came to Terms with Being Neuro-spicy
In true Gen Z fashion, neuro-spicy has become a fun way to describe what is more formally known as neurodiversity. Yet, being a neuro-spicy woman comes with many challenges...
Her Campus at Pitt
On Medical Bureaucracy And Systemic Ableism
Carl Hoffmann (he has asked me to change his name and the details of his life and history should I write about him, and I have) is a 72-year-old...
Her Campus at MUJ
Lights, Camera, Inclusion:Â Special Needs and Representation in Bollywood
Bollywood has never been known for subtlety. It thrives on grand gestures, over-the-top emotions and a penchant for making even the simplest of stories into a full-blown spectacle. But...
Her Campus at NCSU
Stop Assuming Wheelchair Users Can’t Stand Up
Within the first week of the spring semester, I faced the challenge of a part of Hillsborough Street’s crosswalk being blocked. I was already running late to my next...
Her Campus at NCSU
Bill Maher Mocked a Woman’s Disability—Why That’s Not a Joke
On March 7th, 2025, well-known comedian and political commentator Bill Maher had his weekly talk show broadcast on HBO. At the near end, he randomly brings up a photo...
Her Campus at UCF
Infantilizing Disabled People Jeopardizes Democracy
Elon Musk has been criticized for varying controversies since becoming a part of Trump's cabinet, and thus a leader in the American government. While he is dangerous, the infantilization...
Her Campus at UFL
Finding My Voice: How My Hearing Impairment Shaped My College Experience
Navigating college with a hearing impairment taught me that embracing challenges can empower us to grow, connect and thrive in unexpected ways.