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Media twists, ignores the stories of disabled people
Experts say accurate portrayals of disability are rare as the media often fails to see people with disabilities as part of the audience.
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Research Brief | How has COVID-19 impacted disability employment?
DIEP research found disability employment recovered from COVID-19 quicker than anticipated and then increased passed pre-recession levels.
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Research Brief | Telework After COVID: Challenges and Opportunities for Workers with Disabilities
DIEP research found that people with disabilities tend to benefit from remote work more than people without disabilities.
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On 40th anniversary, Syracuse Challenger Baseball looks back to continue leadership in inclusive sports
The fighting spirit that competition extracts from players, coaches, and fans, and the way that intense competition can unite those with opposing goals has an unmatched beauty. It is that…
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Stop labeling, start supporting: Depicting Eric Garcia’s message about autism
Earlier this year, I wrote a column for The NewsHouse about shifting from autism awareness to autism acceptance. Since, I have concluded that awareness campaigns for autism and other developmental…
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Engracia Figueroa’s death shows why flying with a wheelchair is scary
It was 2018 and my family was planning a vacation to California. But the most important question was the hardest to answer: how would we get there? The days-long drive…
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CVS’ attack on Section 504 threatens disability rights
I watched “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution” a few weeks ago. It wasn't my first time watching the film about the growth of the disability rights movement, but it was…
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K-12 education: An introduction to ableism
In discussions about K-12 education reform, disabled students are often an afterthought, yet represent a gaping hole in the system. I have documented my own struggles with higher education throughout…
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Even the Paralympics are infected by ableism
As I have watched the Paralympics, the name Becca Meyers echoes between my ears. Thinking what would've been, could've been and should be has infuriated me since I read that…
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Expanded protections for ‘Long COVID’ patients could further strain systems people with disabilities often rely on
I remember watching President Bidenn's acceptance speech on Nov. 7, and celebrating when he mentioned supporting the disability community. Maybe it was naive of me to have so much hope,…
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July is Disability Pride Month. Why it’s so meaningful to so many
July is a symbolic month for the disability community. On July 26, 1990, the transformative Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted, and in celebration of its 25th anniversary, New York…
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Andrew Yang represents a threat to disabled people
Reading that Andrew Yang conceded in New York City's mayoral race on Tuesday night was a sigh of relief. The thought of Yang running the biggest city in America had…