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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

Learning to Love my Crip, Queer, Female Body is a Radical Act

Activism and Advocacy, LGBTQIA+
Disability Day of Mourning: We Are Not Burdens

Activism and Advocacy, Caregiving
How the Positivity Only Movement Has a Negative Impact on the Disability Community

Disability History and Culture, Mental Health
Special Education: A Hindrance to Disability Acceptance

Disability History and Culture, Education
Growing Up at the Intersection of Disabled and Immigrant

Activism and Advocacy, Disability History and Culture, Education, Race and Disability
The Power of Telling Your Story: A Rooted in Rights Storyteller Reflects on Her Experience

Activism and Advocacy
How to Make Your Social Justice Events Accessible to the Disability Community: A Checklist

Activism and Advocacy, Community Living, Disability History and Culture, Emergency Preparedness
Listen Up, Doctors: When Patients Talk, Pay Attention

Health
Healthcare Reform and its Impact on the Disabled Community: Restructuring Medicaid

Community Living, Health, Policy
Dear Meryl Streep: We Don’t Want Pity, We Want Progress

Activism and Advocacy, Media
Unshoveled College Campuses Leave Disabled Students in the Cold

Accessibility/Access Needs, Community Living, Transportation
Disability and Tokenism: Why No One Can Speak On Behalf of Everyone

Activism and Advocacy, Education