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What would you do for a job?

Long before the recession, people with disabilities have faced...

Filed under: advocacy, physical disability, wheelchairs, stigma, ablism, employment, Labor Day
On Hate

Hate is such a powerful word. Growing up in my household, it...

Filed under: advocacy, awareness, disability culture, discrimination, ADA, ablism, violence, hate crimes
What's your bedtime?

It's not always the big barriers that block people with disabilities...

Filed under: advocacy, awareness, attitudes, disability culture, music, Heavy Load
Equal? Maybe. Better? Never!

Whether you truly believe it or just feel like it's the politically...

Filed under: advocacy, acceptance, awareness, stories, stigma, attitudes, disability culture, ablism, Sotomayor
Was Michael Jackson's memorial accessible to all?

According to his devoted family, friends, and fans, Michael Jackson...

Filed under: advocacy, attitudes, disability culture, Deaf, Michael Jackson
Don't blame it on us Sarah Palin!

In case you missed the bombshell that by no coincidence was dropped...

Filed under: advocacy, well meaning, community, disability culture, politics, vote, Down Syndrome, Palin
On Olympic Day, I can't help but wonder

Around the world and across the country, Tuesday was Olympic...

Filed under: advocacy, awareness, Paralympics, attitudes, celebrities, Olympics, Toastmasters
Californian makes money by enforcing ADA standards

CNN recently reported the story of Tom Mundy, a California wheelchair...

Filed under: advocacy, wheelchairs, insensitivity, discrimination, money, politics, freedom, independence, housing, law, ADA
What do to when your disability is misrepresented

I'd venture to guess it's happened to nearly all of us...

Filed under: Osteogenesis Imperfecta, advocacy, education, physical disability, awareness, myths, attitudes, pop culture
I rocked the disabled vote!

Florida is a hotbed for candidates and this weekend was the time...

Filed under: advocacy, community, politics, gratitude, vote

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