Media
Media that represents disability is something we’re passionate about at Rooted in Rights. In these pieces, you’ll learn why authentic representation is so important to making change.
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- Community Building
- Community Living
- Criminal Justice
- Disability History and Culture
- Disability Vote
- Education
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- Employment
- Family
- Guide
- Health
- LGBTQIA+
- Media
- Medical Care
- Mental Health
- Policy
- Race and Disability
- Relationships and Sex
- Sexual Harassment and Abuse
- Storytellers
- Technology
- Theory
- Transportation
- Trauma
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COVID-19 Vaccines for Youth with Disabilities #AskToVax
DREDF, YO! Disabled & Proud, and Rooted in Rights have joined together to help disabled California Youth learn more about COVID-19 vaccines for children aged five and up.
Children and youth with underlying
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It Doesn’t Get Better: Online Activism and TMAU Awareness
A parent with the odor-related medical condition trimethylaminuria (TMAU) recently drew attention to an episode of the NetFlix series Word Party titled “The Search for the Stink Monster.” It reportedly teaches children “You’re never stinky as long as you have …
This Isn’t A Cane, It’s A Weapon: Ageism, Ableism, and Grace and Frankie
One thing that always frustrated me was when elders would compare my disability to theirs. At first, I brushed off my frustration as reactions to their sometimes ableist and adultist comments. A common assumption I frequently confront is “You’re too …
Turning the Page: Meet Rooted in Rights’ New Editor-in-Chief, Denarii Grace!
CONTENT NOTE: brief mention of domestic abuse (no details) I began with singing. Then I swam in songwriting. By the time I graduated from elementary school, I was riding the waves of poetry and playwriting. I would be in…
Queen Jasmeen: Creating Space for Disability Through Poetry
“Poetry was the first way I asked for help.” –Jasmine “Queen Jasmeen” Schlafke Slam poet and disability justice advocate Jasmine Schlafke began writing at age twelve and began competing in slam poetry in 2011, where starting in 2012 she won…
Disability is More Than Just Inspiration or Trauma. When Will Media Cover it Authentically?
When I first started getting approached to write about disability in the media, I was beyond excited. After blogging for years in my little bubble, it felt like I was finally breaking into a space where I could make some…
I Do Not Owe You a Disability “Success” Story
The shame I experience because of my disability is a feeling that I do not always feel welcome to express. It is a feeling that manifests simply for being the way that I am and knowing that there is not…
Crip Camp Deserves an Oscar Win for Subverting Typical Narratives and Centralizing Disabled People
“I wanted to be part of the world, but I didn’t see anyone like me in it.” These words, spoken by James LeBrecht indicate the lack of disability representation in media. Countering this lack of representation, LeBrecht set…