Community Living
We envision a world in which everyone who has a disability is afforded opportunities to live in their own homes, work in non-segregated places of employment, and make their own choices. This is true community living, and this is the focus of these pieces.
- Activism and Advocacy
- Autism and Neurodiversity
- Community Living
- Criminal Justice
- Disability History and Culture
- Disability Vote
- Education
- Emergency Preparedness
- Employment
- Family
- Health
- LGBTQIA+
- Media
- Mental Health
- Policy
- Race and Disability
- Relationships and Sex
- Sexual Harassment and Abuse
- Storytellers
- Technology
- Transportation
Mel Baggs Will Never Leave Us
Content note: includes discussion of eugenic ableism, medical abuse, institutionalization, white supremacist murder Memory is important. But your own personal memory is not necessary. The best of human memory is fallible, changing, and fickle. And memory can fail. In so…
Giraffes Say, “Habitats for All!”
Lyla introduces her friend Dave the Giraffe from Woodland Park Zoo, and shares how people and animals of all abilities and disabilities need different types of habitats.
Tortoises Say, “Fun for All!”
Hudson introduces his friend Rivera the Tortoise, and talks about his day at the Zoomazium on Sensory Friendly Friday at Woodland Park Zoo, where people of all abilities and disabilities can have fun.
Hawks Say, “Help for All!”
Julian introduces his friend Gunnar the Hawk from Woodland Park Zoo, and shares how people and animals of different abilities and disabilities can do all kinds of things when we get the help we need.
DO-IT 2020 – Ellie
All students deserve to access campus independently, without relying on the kindness of others. Colleges, make your campus accessible!
DO-IT 2020 – Samuel
People with disabilities should be able to go everywhere non-disabled people can go. Accessibility is important, in every country!
The COVID-19 Pandemic Makes it Clear: It’s Time to Permanently Close Institutions
The following post is part of our series on perspectives from disabled and chronically ill people regarding COVID-19. Content note: institutionalization I was born into what is called the “ADA Generation.” For my entire life, the Americans with Disabilities Act…
Long Term Residential Mental Health Institutionalization of Teens Does More Harm Than Good
Content notes: mental illness, institutionalization, sexual abuse Twenty-five months: It may seem like an insignificant amount of time to most people, but when you live in a lockdown mental health facility, time seems warped, drawn out, almost painful. I was…