Articles and Links
$2.25 Million Fund Available in Justice Department Settlement with Amtrak
Article in The Lumberjack about the 2022 DPHM Fair
“For All to Read” – An article about the importance of making everything accessible
“Here’s Why You Should Use Alt Text”
Lizzo changes the lyrics of her song ‘Grrrls’ after receiving backlash from disability advocates for using an ableist slur
The Board of Trustees for the LA Community College District has voted unanimously to not appeal the Payan case to the Supreme Court!
Washington Post article about Judy Heumann (she’s a badass)(2021)
The New York Times Disability Series
Crip Camp (film)(link to Netflix)
Disability Language Style Guide
Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem, ‘The Hill We Climb’
Georgia Fire Captain Signs Pledge of Allegiance at Biden Inauguration
As A Blind Person, COVID-19 Has Changed My Daily Life In Ways Most People Don’t Consider (by Dorianne Pollack: former co-chair of CDAD)
Becoming Disabled: Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, New York Times, 2016
Disability as Diversity: Lilah Burke, Inside Higher Ed., 2020
Identity-First Language: Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
Language and Disability: Explore Access, UA Partners for Inclusive Communities
The Language of Disability Activity: Disability as Diversity Toolkit, Explore Access, UA Partners for Inclusive Communities
National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes Statement on Racism and Oppression
The Inaccessible Internet – Slate.com May 22, 2020
NAU part of group receiving $1 million grant to improve accessible learning
Role-Playing Disability Promotes Distress, Discomfort and Disinterest
The New York Times Disability Series
The Deaf Body in Public Space, New York Times
The ADA at 25: How One Law Helped Usher in an Age of Accessible Design
Becoming Disabled, New York Times
South Dakota Wrongly Puts Thousands in Nursing Homes, New York Times
NPR, Books, ‘Imbeciles’ Explores Legacy of Eugenics in America
NPR, Culture, ‘Disabled’: Just #SayTheWord
Inside Higher Ed, ‘Please be Nice to People’
Presidential Proclamation–International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 2015
Sitting-in for disability rights: The Section 504 protests of the 1970s
Hand of a Superhero: 3D Printed Prosthetic for Kids
17-Year-Old Creates A Brain-Powered Prosthetic Arm
Taking sightlessness for a spin can harm people’s attitudes toward blindness
Subminimum Wages For The Disabled: Godsend Or Exploitation?
Adobe Supports the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Center for Investigative Reporting Wins Inaugural Award Recognizing Disability Coverage
Joshe Miele, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Sue Austin’s Incredible Wheelchair Art
NPR: The ADA and Food Allergies
National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange
Microaggressions and Marginality: Manifestation, Dynamics, and Impact
Penn State settles lawsuit with N.F.B
ATHEN reports on the accessibility of the Google Apps suite
National Federation of the Blind Announces Agreement with Travelocity
Disability Studies: A New Normal
Disabled Students Overcome the Challenges of College
Studying in the UK with disabilities