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Drunk History and the 504 sit-in for disability rights
Listen to this post: I admit it: I’ve never watched Drunk History on Comedy Central before. Not being a drinker myself, I wasn’t sure what the appeal might be for me. When I found out they were covering the monumental 504 sit-in with Ali Stroker, Zach Anner, and AJ Murray (to name only a few),…
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Pigeohole Podcast Episode 3: Refugees with disabilities
Listen to this post: [The podcast episode is at the bottom of the post.] Disability Art and Culture Project is the only disability and social justice arts organization in Portland, and every year, the work gets more involved and more exciting. This is a recording of the Dis/Representation panel from November 30, 2017, “Immigrants and…
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Pigeonhole Podcast Episode 2: Disabled at the 2018 Women’s March
Listen to this post: [The podcast episode is at the bottom of the post.] We just had lots of women’s marches. And while they’re an important and valuable event, they’re not without their problems. Emily Ladau wrote on The Establishment last year about the same old broken record of “forgetting” that disability rights are rights…
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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…