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Rooted in Rights 2023 and Beyond

Hello Rooted in Rights followers, contributors, and supporters! This is Allexa, the Director of Rooted in Rights (RiR), reaching out to you all to let you know of some changes to expect from RiR and some exciting things happening now! We are in the midst of transition, and, starting in 2023, Rooted in Rights will … Continued

Rooted in Rights 2023 and Beyond

Hello Rooted in Rights followers, contributors, and supporters! This is Allexa, the Director of Rooted in Rights (RiR), reaching out to you all to let you know of some changes to expect from RiR and some exciting things happening now! We are in the midst of transition, and, starting in 2023, Rooted in Rights will … Continued
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A Community Reflection on Disability Pride Month

The way that individual people connect to their disability—whether it’s mental, physical, learning, or developmental; chronic and/or dynamic; congenital or acquired—is complex. We live in a society that was not created with disabled people in mind. It’s evident every time we try to find an apartment or a doctor that understands and respects our conditions. … Continued
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Mass Incarceration’s Dystopia Gets Even Worse: Harvesting Organs and Co-Opting Radical Language

Content warning: incarceration, enslavement, white supremacy, experimentation on adults and children, family separation, death from medical neglect, medical industrial complex, prison industrial complex, trauma, state violence   In 1949, an incarcerated white man in Sing-Sing Correctional Facility named Louis Boy volunteered—as much as one can “volunteer” while incarcerated—to have his circulation connected to a dying … Continued

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As we navigate responding to COVID-19, we cannot leave the disability community behind. The following pieces are part of our series on perspectives from disabled and chronically ill people regarding COVID-19.   For Coronavirus resources for disabled Washingtonians, visit our resource page. You may also be interested in Disability Rights Washington’s work: AVID Jail and … Continued

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Want to learn how to ensure your content and virtual events are accessible to people with disabilities? Watch our videos or read our guides below: Digital Accessibility Basics Rooted in Rights Guide to Creating Accessible Videos “Accessibility as a Foundational Tool for Social Storytelling” Presentation Accessibility Basics Checklist Accessible Media Resources Best Practices for Zoom … Continued

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Vote for Access

If people with disabilities voted at the same rate as non-disabled voters, 2 million more votes would be cast. What is getting in the way of disabled voters exercising their rights? That’s what host Imani Barbarin uncovers in Vote for Access, a five part series addressing the problems with voting for people with disabilities, and some solutions that … Continued