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“Dear Everybody,” from Canadians with disabilities
Listen to this post: I don’t often write about rehab programs. This blog has long been a space to center perspectives and ideas of people who typically end up in rehab, not the people who run rehab programs. Which is why I’m writing about one today. The Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto has…
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My Olmstead Rights movement and media
Listen to this post: My Olmstead Rights movement and media On December 21st, this brief article appeared on the ADA.gov website. It’s a little cryptic, but it states that the Department of Justice has removed a guidance document. The document was on State and local governments’ employment service systems related to the ADA and the…
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Gutting the ADA doesn’t mean accessibility should stop
Listen to this post: Adding accessibility or using Universal Design doesn’t work if all we focus on is complying with laws. If you like the ideas around free markets and capitalism, you could focus on the potential increase in customer base if your websites, stores, or products are accessible. If you like the idea of…
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Neurodivergent Solidarity…now with cats!
Look at this work of brilliance from M.M. Anyone who knows me will understand that a row of smiling cats is gonna draw me in right away. If something could somehow be better than cats to me, it would be this image of solidarity. Which yes, is represented by cats. It’s solidarity where you hold…
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The Fries Test on disability representation in media
Listen to this post: Yay! A new disability representation test! I’ve done several presentations about disability representation in the media at disability studies conferences and in college classes. And I’ve expressed a lot how I’m sad that the Gold Test for disability representation in films was the only media test that I knew about. I’m…