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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

Tangled: Exploring the Overlapping Symptoms of ADHD and Trauma

Autism and Neurodiversity, Family, Health, Mental Health
A Life Worth Living: An Elegy For My Mother

Caregiving, Family, Health, Mental Health
The “Imperative of Efficiency” and The Importance of Interdependence

Accessibility/Access Needs, Caregiving
Getting to The Roots: Why Does Subminimum Wage Persist?

Disability History and Culture, Employment, Policy
It Doesn’t Get Better: Online Activism and TMAU Awareness

Activism and Advocacy, Disability History and Culture, Media
In the Stairwell, We Will Die

Accessibility/Access Needs, Activism and Advocacy, Disability History and Culture, Education, Policy, Storytellers
The Many Challenges of Working Disabled Women in Pakistan

Accessibility/Access Needs, Disability History and Culture, Employment, Policy, Transportation
You Make Me Sick: The Dehumanizing Trauma of Disability Benefits Processes

Mental Health
Removing the Stigma of Alcoholism in the Teaching Profession

Education, Employment, Health, Mental Health
This Isn’t A Cane, It’s A Weapon: Ageism, Ableism, and Grace and Frankie

Media
Busting Barriers: ADHD and ADA Accommodations at Work

Accessibility/Access Needs, Autism and Neurodiversity, Employment, Policy
The Power of the Autistic Stim

Autism and Neurodiversity