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Activism and Advocacy

Educating the world about disability is how we make progress toward change. Take some time to learn about the advocacy issues that matter most to the disability community, the different approaches to activism, and what issues drive activists to continue fighting.

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Very Unfair: The Nightmare of Institutionalization

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Raising the Bar: Engaging Disabled People in Politics

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Chronically Ignored: How Western Medical Practices Harm Chronically Ill People

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Ask to Vax!

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Keep Building Jackson

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Accessing Employment in Japan with Mizuki Hsu

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Institutionalized as a Teen with Jensen Caraballo

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Rooted in Rights 2023 and Beyond

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It Doesn’t Get Better: Online Activism and TMAU Awareness

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In the Stairwell, We Will Die

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

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Too Disabled? Or Not Disabled Enough?

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An Account of Being Sentenced to Life in a Skilled Nursing Facility

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The Harms of Perpetuating “Illness Fakers”

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Without Meaningful Allyship, Hearing People are Doomed to a Never-Ending Cycle of Poor Deaf Awareness

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