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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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A person standing alone, looking out onto a hazy lake.

Finding Space for Myself in a Social Justice Movement that Doesn’t Make Space for Me

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Bright green text reads "Support Our Sidewalks" on top of a photograph of broken cement.

Prioritize Pedestrians: #SupportOurSidewalks

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Hands holding gears connected together. They are in the shadow of the sun against a blue sky.

Disability Justice Must Include All Marginalized Identities

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two scooters parked on a sidewalk

Open Letter to Seattle Mayor Durkan on Scooter Share

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Why I No Longer Provide Free Disability Access Advice

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An Interview with Noela

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Solid colored background with the following text that alternates between yellow and orange font: #ParentingWithoutPity Twitter Chat. Co-hosted by Carrie Basas (@carrie_basas), Ellen Ladau (@ladau_ellen), Heather Watkins (@hwatkins927), & Jessica Roberts (@90sgrungefan). Thursday, May 9th at 3pm EST / 12pm PST. In the middle of the graphic are four images of the chat co-hosts, each of them are featured with their families, who are of various ages and skin tones.

#ParentingWithoutPity Twitter Chat

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Black background with the headshot images of Claudia and Angela in a collage style format. In the lower left corner is the title of the poem in white font, “A Blessing All My Own.”

A Blessing All My Own

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green toned photo of Billie Eilish singing on stage to a crowd

Billie Eilish Isn’t “Just” a Musician with Tourette’s, But She Makes Me Feel Seen 

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City of Seattle responds to our snow priorities campaign

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Conrad views an image of snow filled walkway beside a house.

Seattle’s Snow Planning Freezes Out People With Disabilities

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A snow covered Seattle Waterfront

Letter to Seattle City Council: Request to Investigate Impacts of Seattle’s Snow Removal Priorities

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Three photos left to right:​ ​Alaina, a thin, young white cane user, standing in the Boston Public Garden with​ her ​lavender cane. ​She is​ wearing a dark blue romper with umbrellas on it and ​she ha​s​ dark brown and purple hair.​ The second is Alaina standing outside with ​her lavender cane. ​She is wearing a colorful Zodiac skirt and a shirt that says "The Future Is Accessible." ​The third is Alaina ​at BookCon with ​her lavender cane. ​She is wearing a rainbow dress with books all over it.

What I Wish People Knew About Being a Young Cane User

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Social Justice Activists Can’t Always Fight for Everything, and That’s Okay

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Photo of 3 disabled Asian American women, Mia Mingus, Alice Wong and Sandy Ho (from left to right). Mia is wearing glasses and large hoop earrings. Alice is wearing a brightly colored scarf and an army-camouflage-print jacket. She is wearing a mask over her nose with a tube for her Bi-Pap machine. Sandy has wavy short hair and is wearing a black sweater. Behind them is a concrete wall with a door.

On Valentine’s Day, Let’s Recognize Why #AccessIsLove

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