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What My Joints Tell Me

Health, Mental Health
A Community Reflection on Disability Pride Month

Activism and Advocacy, Disability History and Culture, LGBTQIA+, Media
Mass Incarceration’s Dystopia Gets Even Worse: Harvesting Organs and Co-Opting Radical Language

Activism and Advocacy, COVID-19, Criminal Justice, Mental Health, Policy, Race and Disability
For Us, By Us: Chronicling Disability Representation in Media

Activism and Advocacy, Disability History and Culture, Media
More Than a Product Update: Closed Captions Require Care and Responsibility for True Accessibility

Accessibility/Access Needs, Media, Technology
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