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The unemployment rate for the disability community is disproportionately high, creating a cycle of exclusion and economic disparities. These pieces cover the need to expand employment opportunities and end workplace discrimination.

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Are Abortion Bans on the Basis of Disability Really in the Interest of Disability Rights?

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Finding Suitable Employment with a Disability

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Paying Disabled Workers Fair Market Wage Isn’t Just Ethical…It’s Economical

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Why Aren’t More Disabled People Online?

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Why We Cannot Allow the AHCA to Pull Our Lives Out From Under Us

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Acceptance and Accommodations: Bridges to Workplace Inclusion

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Calling All Towns: Shovel Your Crappy Snow-Covered Curbs

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Setting the Bar Higher for Inclusion in the Legal Field

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How Workplaces Discriminate Against People of Multiple Marginalized Identities

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This Year, I Have a Reason to Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month

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The Public Health Statistic that Fails Disabled People

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Autism and Homelessness: The Real Crisis

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Letter from the new Editor in Chief of the Rooted in Rights Blog

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