Americans with Disabilities Act
The Disability Intersectionality Summit: A Gathering for Justice
On a damp and chilly Saturday in mid-October, I rolled out of bed several hours earlier than I usually would have in order to attend the biannual Disability Intersectionality Summit in nearby Cambridge, Mass on the MIT campus. Groggy but …
Get Your Flu Shot. You Could Save the Life of a Disabled Person.
“Oh, I never get the flu shot. It makes me sick,” a woman tells me at a dinner party, with the sort of shattering confidence that only ignorance can provide. I am, for a moment, taken aback — and living…
Call for Blog Posts and Videos on the Disability Vote
With November 6th midterm elections rapidly approaching, it’s time again for disabled Americans to prepare to go to the polls. To shine a spotlight on this crucial political moment, #CripTheVote and Rooted in Rights are partnering to call for stories …
A Guide to Determining Accessibility at Vocational and Technical High Schools
On my first day at Bristol County Agricultural High School, I found out that I’d learn to take apart an engine and put it back together, climb trees, wade through the pond, ride horses, work with cows and livestock, arrange …
28 Years After the ADA, Disabled People are Still Fighting for Accessible Event Seating
This winter, my friends and I bought tickets to see “50 Shades Freed,” because hate-watching and laughing at the franchise’s terrible movies is a tradition that we started when the first film premiered for Valentine’s Day. When we got to…
VIDEO: #HandsOffMyADA
Congress is about to vote on HR 620 – a bill designed to weaken the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 1 out of 5 people in the US has a disability, and the ADA provides us with the fundamental civil…
How ADAPT and Allies Changed the Conversation About Disability Issues in 2017
Many nondisabled people were introduced to disability rights activism in 2017 with splashy protests from ADAPT, Housing Works, and other organizations who fought ferociously to defend health care on Capitol Hill. Those protests joined a long and rich history of…
VIDEO: The Threatened Legacy of Independent Living with Alex Ghenis
At Berkeley, there is a fight to save the Disabled Students Residence Program (DSRP) that was founded by Ed Roberts. Berkeley is viewed as the home of the modern Independent Living movement, but students are protesting to retain the programs…