On Saturday, Mar. 4, 2023, 75-year-old Judy Heumann passed away in Washington, D.C. Heumann was known to many as the “mother” of the disability movement that is going strong...
Wait, What are disability accommodations? Some students have physical or mental difficulties that impact their ability to succeed in college. Common examples include (but are certainly not limited to)...
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a long term illness with a wide range of symptoms, the most common of which is extreme tiredness. It is a condition that can affect...
Since the introduction of the plastic straw ban in cities such as Seattle, Oakland, and New York City, there has been a lot of buzz in the environmental justice...
In Finland, where I live, we have this thing called avotyö. A direct translation to that would be open work. I never really knew about its existence until I...
Comemorando o Dia Nacional da Luta da Pessoa Com DeficiĂŞncia, confira filmes que tratam sobre o assunto com responsabilidade.
Tripping over a rock in the decade-long standing UCSB Labyrinth was, I’ll just go ahead and say it, one of my lower points. I’d like to glaze over the...
On April 5, the CalACLU hosted a virtual event to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the 504 Sit-In, a historical moment in disability rights activism. The sit-in began on...
All colleges advertise themselves as disability-friendly. They throw pamphlets at you and yell “You’re wanted no matter who you are.” So, you take the bait. You apply, get accepted,...
Following a series of stories they posted on Instagram regarding accessibility at American University, I reached out to Darya Iranmanesh for an interview about her experiences at AU as...