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Accessibility/Access Needs

From Skin, Tooth, and Bone, second edition: “Access needs are those things that are needed in order for someone to fully participate in a space or activity, which can include wheelchair access, scent-free space, ASL interpretation, etc. In a disability justice context, access needs are seen as universal- every bodymind has needs, not just disabled people.”

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A comfortable-looking black office chair pulled up to a white desk with a black phone, black desktop keyboard, and a pair of glasses on it. A note attached to the chair has black text on white background that reads "out of office."

Navigating The Workforce as a Chronically Ill Person

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Slippery Mango, Tart Tangerine: Compassion for Gastrointestinal Disabilities

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Access to the Outdoors

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Rooted in Rights 2023 and Beyond

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Indoors. A plastic Starbucks container of iced green tea and a dented, silver reusable Klean Kanteen brand water bottle sit on a dark wood grain table. To the left of them, two brown Starbucks napkins are soaked with liquid and ice. Other customers in the background.

The “Imperative of Efficiency” and The Importance of Interdependence

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Artwork. A gold plaque has the following written on it in black text: "This institution has failed to provide disabled individuals with an accessible evacuation plan. In the case of an emergency, this is where my people will die. Please remember us. Please remember me."

In the Stairwell, We Will Die

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The Many Challenges of Working Disabled Women in Pakistan

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A blue, orange and red graphic with solid black text and illustrations. The text in the blue portion reads: "ADA Americans with Disabilities Act." Below that, in the orange and red sections, are solid black illustrations that are meant to symbolize or represent various types of disabilities. Listed in order: signing hands, two arrows pointing to an ear with a device in it, a pair of black glasses, an eye with a line crossed through it, representation of braille text with the word underneath, the traditional wheelchair user symbol, an amputee using a cane, a service dog, a person with a white cane, and a person's head with the brain visible.

Busting Barriers: ADHD and ADA Accommodations at Work

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Two younger, dark-haired people with long hair - one brown-skinned, the other fairer skinned - in a living room. The fairer skinned person, wearing blue scrubs and a stethoscope around their neck, is standing beside the couch where the other person is seated. They're both smiling at the camera as the standing person passes a wooden tray with a white bowl of food and a glass of orange juice to the seated person.

A List of Demands: A Living Wage for Home Care Aids Supports Disabled People

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Existing Between Two Worlds as a Person with Hearing Loss

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How I Got Over My Fears and Started Using a Cane

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2019 Coleman Conference on Cognitive Disability & Technology: Accessible Social Media is Inclusive Social Media

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Prioritize Pedestrians: #SupportOurSidewalks

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Netroots 19: Accessibility as a Foundational Tool for Social Storytelling

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Why Describe? Audio Describing Your Video Content Makes a World of Difference.

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