In 2012, Vilissa Thompson received her masters degree in social work. As she was job searching, she started to blog about social work and disability. A year later she turned that blog into her own ...

That’s the lesson Judy Heumann hopes students take away from her recent book “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist.” Heumann spoke with over 150 students, parents, ...

This article was updated on August 5, 2020, to include resources on the disability justice movement. Demystifying the concept of intersectionality, this collection of articles, TEDTalks, and podcasts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chella Man and Aaron Rose Philip sit down with award-winning poet and disability activist, Kay Ulanday Barrett, to discuss ...

An award-winning music artist and advocate for the disability community performed her songs and discussed disability culture at a Feb. 6 event. Lachi showcased her songs “Far,” “Dis Education” and ...

When Keah Brown shared a photo of herself on Twitter last week with the hashtag #DisabledAndCute, she just wanted to “commemorate and celebrate” herself. She’d been feeling attractive, and a selfie ...

At the intersection of Blackness and disability is a population of especially vulnerable people, as racism and ableism mutually reinforce each other. Disability is more prevalent among Black people ...

Chella Man and Aaron Rose Philip sit down with award-winning poet and disability activist, Kay Ulanday Barrett, to discuss intersectionality and overcoming challenges as part of their identities.

University of Wisconsin-Madison gender studies Prof. Sami Schalk delivered the final talk of the Gender & Sexuality Studies speaker series on Black Feminist Praxis on Friday. Schalk’s virtual ...

Karen Kume Yoshida receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. . Ann Fudge Schormans receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Chavon ...