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Disability during coronavirus: ‘This pandemic has completely stripped away my freedom as a deaf person’
From calls for clear masks to the struggle of social isolation, the pandemic has put added strain on the day-to-day life of disabled people.
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Disabled activist Alice Wong reflects on the Americans with Disabilities Act: 'A law does not change the world overnight'
The disability rights activist and media maker was the first person to visit the White House via robot.
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Haben Girma, Harvard Law School’s first deaf-blind graduate, speaks out on ableism: 'My disability was never my barrier'
Girma, a lawyer, speaker and disability rights advocate, addresses the need for disability innovation.
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'Crip Camp' directors on reclaiming title's derogatory term and celebrating monumental passing of Americans With Disabilities Act
"Crip Camp" co-directors Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham talk about their acclaimed Netflix doc as the Americans with Disabilities Act turns 30.
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'I'm proud of my disability': How a wheelchair ramp and the ADA changed my life
Writer Melissa Blake, who was born with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, reflects on the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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'Crip Camp' directors on mockery of Trump's water drinking, ramp walking: 'You don't criticize somebody over what they're capable of doing physically'
"Crimp Camp" directors James LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham talk about the mockery President Donald Trump faced after recently difficulties drinking a glass of water and walking down a ramp.
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Wheelchair dance team founder says practicing online keeps group connected during the pandemic: 'We adapt'
“Just because there's a pandemic going on doesn't mean we have to stop our goals," Rollettes founder Chelsie Hill tells Yahoo Life.
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