As an aspiring ally, I recognize that there are people in this world who I don’t share a common identity with that I’d like to be in solidarity with. There… [ Read More ]
Category: Disability Rights
Recognizing My Privilege While Experiencing Oppression
As a Woman of Color; a Black Woman, I found it nearly impossible to reconcile with myself the notion of me holding privilege. I understood where privilege showed up. I… [ Read More ]
Crip Camp
“For 25 days in April 1977, a group of roughly 150 disability rights activists took over the fourth floor of a federal building in San Francisco. They would not leave,… [ Read More ]
#WHM Spotlight: Helen Keller beyond “The Miracle Worker”
Most know the general story of the deaf-blind, unruly little girl, Helen Keller, who was taught to read, write and speak by her 20 year old teacher, Ann Sullivan…. [ Read More ]