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Read more about the article Disability in diversity: Adding accessibility to diversity, equity and inclusion
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Commentary / Disability / Substack

Disability in diversity: Adding accessibility to diversity, equity and inclusion

As I worked on my story about the lack of inclusion on college campuses, I had some eye-opening conversations. I talked to Syracuse University professor Stephen Kussisto about how the…

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January 2021
Read more about the article Lessons from COVID-19: Creating a more accessible, inclusive post-pandemic reality
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Commentary / Disability / Substack

Lessons from COVID-19: Creating a more accessible, inclusive post-pandemic reality

With the COVID-19 vaccine in distribution mode, society sees a return to normal in the near future. But I don't want the normal from before the pandemic. That normal was…

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January 2021
Read more about the article COVID-19 Hits Long-term Care Facilities Hard, Exposing System
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Commentary / Disability / Substack

COVID-19 Hits Long-term Care Facilities Hard, Exposing System

The modern-day term for an institution is a long-term care facility. It's become “politically-correct,” but, I think, it's evolved into a way of softening the reality and putting a patch…

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January 2021
Read more about the article COVID-19, Disability and Ableism: Nine Months Deep
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COVID-19, Disability and Ableism: Nine Months Deep

The US reported 125,220 coronavirus patients in hospitals Wednesday, the most ever on a given day during the pandemic, according to The COVID Tracking Project. Death, destruction, polarization and a…

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December 2020
Read more about the article OVERLOOKED: 30 Years After ADA Legislation, College Students with Disabilities Continue Fight for Inclusion
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Columns / Disability / Featured Stories / Personal / Substack

OVERLOOKED: 30 Years After ADA Legislation, College Students with Disabilities Continue Fight for Inclusion

The comments about how my needs were too much for the system to handle still echo in my ear. I can hear the conversations that handcuffed my family. As we…

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December 2020
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