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We’re here to challenge the status quo, pushing readers and writers alike to think beyond the tired tropes of disability. The Rooted in Rights Blog publishes pieces that share perspectives on disability, amplify key issues and ideas, and make it known loud and clear that disability rights are human rights. View All Topics

Caregiving, Depression, and Poetry

Caregiving, Race and Disability, Rest, Storytellers, The Arts
Building Your Own Community Program

Activism and Advocacy
(Junk) Journaling Toward Connection

Storytellers, The Arts
The Ins and Outs of Food Pantries

Health
Finding COVID-conscious Community

Accessibility/Access Needs, COVID-19, Technology
Letters of Connection: Building Disabled Community Through Snail Mail

Activism and Advocacy, Storytellers
The Next Inevitable Disaster: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Disabled Folks

Accessibility/Access Needs, Climate Crisis, Emergency Preparedness
Bullseye

Storytellers
Resources for Today and Tomorrow

Accessibility/Access Needs, Disability History and Culture, Education, Entertainment, Media, The Arts
The Cost of Comfort: Paying the Price for Dietary Accommodations

Accessibility/Access Needs, Health
Doing Harm: How The Remnants of “Hysteria” Impact Chronically Ill People

Discrimination and Stigma, Health
Fired During Accommodations Application: Reflections from A Black Autistic Worker

Accessibility/Access Needs, Autism and Neurodiversity, Discrimination and Stigma, Employment, Race and Disability