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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

Substandard of Care: Accommodations in Healthcare

Accessibility/Access Needs, Activism and Advocacy, Health, Policy
No, I Can’t Always Give You 24 Hours’ Notice

Emergency Preparedness, Employment, Health
Going Our Own Way: Public Transit Accessibility for Neurodivergent People

Accessibility/Access Needs, Autism and Neurodiversity, Transportation
Very Unfair: The Nightmare of Institutionalization

Activism and Advocacy, Caregiving, Community Living, Health
It’s Okay Not to Be Okay – Until It’s Not

Accessibility/Access Needs, Education, Employment, Mental Health
Raising the Bar: Engaging Disabled People in Politics

Accessibility/Access Needs, Activism and Advocacy, Disability Vote, Policy
Chronically Ignored: How Western Medical Practices Harm Chronically Ill People

Activism and Advocacy, Health, Race and Disability
Navigating The Workforce as a Chronically Ill Person

Accessibility/Access Needs, Employment, Health, Race and Disability
Slippery Mango, Tart Tangerine: Compassion for Gastrointestinal Disabilities

Accessibility/Access Needs, Health
What’s In A Pair of Socks?

Disability History and Culture, Health
Rooted in Rights 2023 and Beyond

Accessibility/Access Needs, Activism and Advocacy, Disability History and Culture, Disability Vote, Mental Health, Storytellers
A Newbie’s Guide to Traveling While Autistic

Autism and Neurodiversity