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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

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
True Advocacy for Dwarfism Awareness Month

Activism and Advocacy, Discrimination and Stigma, Media
For Chronically Ill People, The Path to Financial Security Is Anything But Straight

Employment, Rest
When Disabled Adults Care for Disabled Youth, Everyone Prospers

Activism and Advocacy, Education
Leveling the Playing Field for Autistic Parents and Parents with Disabilities

Accessibility/Access Needs, Autism and Neurodiversity, Family
Working While Schizophrenic: Becoming Out and Proud

Accessibility/Access Needs, Discrimination and Stigma, Employment, Mental Health, Uncategorized
The Power of Understanding in Neurodivergent Marriage

Autism and Neurodiversity, Family