Disability History and Culture
“Nothing about us, without us!” That’s the overarching message 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
A Blessing All My Own
For National Poetry month, Rooted in Rights is excited to share “A Blessing All My Own,” a poetry collaboration between Claudia Castro Luna and Angela Lemus-Mogrovejo.
Billie Eilish Isn’t “Just” a Musician with Tourette’s, But She Makes Me Feel Seen
There are many reasons why I’m obsessed with Billie Eilish. Though she’s six years my junior, Eilish has become a personal heroine of my in a short amount of time. Her bold and unapologetic sense of style, her dreamy and…
#EqualPay4OurWork Twitter Chat: The Fight to Eliminate the Subminimum Wage
Archive of Twitter Chat When the Fair Labor Standards Act passed in 1938, it included a revolutionary protection: a minimum wage. But Section 14(c) of the Act included an exemption allowing some workers – people with disabilities – to be…
On Valentine’s Day, Let’s Recognize Why #AccessIsLove
Roses, chocolates, galentines…there is a lot of emphasis on love for people in our personal lives this time of year. I could cry into my glass of rosé over the lack of romance in my life but instead, …
The Disability Intersectionality Summit: A Gathering for Justice
On a damp and chilly Saturday in mid-October, I rolled out of bed several hours earlier than I usually would have in order to attend the biannual Disability Intersectionality Summit in nearby Cambridge, Mass on the MIT campus. Groggy but …
Identifying as “Disabled” Brings Me Peace in a World Hostile to My Existence
Before I entered college, I never thought about disability. Or at least, I never thought about it with that exact word. Mental illness. Mentally ill. Disorder. Burden. These were all words I used to describe myself before “disabled” and “disability” …
Empower Your Students Through Disability-Conscious Teaching
Historically, disabled people have been subjected to isolated, segregated education. And there’s still a notion that a disabled person in the classroom is a shocking and novel thing, and disabled people don’t belong in school. In a classroom space where…
My Disabilities Make Me Both Broken and Whole
A dichotomy is defined as a contrast between two things. It is two stones with a gulf between them, two planets on opposite sides of the sun, two opinions, two political parties, two opposites. And in my case, one person. …