I remember watching President Bidenn's acceptance speech on Nov. 7, and celebrating when he mentioned supporting the disability community. Maybe it was naive of me to have so much hope,…
American gymnast Simone Biles has been the center of attention since removing herself from multiple competitions last week. Biles said on social media Friday that she is dealing with what…
July is a symbolic month for the disability community. On July 26, 1990, the transformative Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted, and in celebration of its 25th anniversary, New York…
Reading that Andrew Yang conceded in New York City's mayoral race on Tuesday night was a sigh of relief. The thought of Yang running the biggest city in America had…
Words matter. Each letter sequence has a meaning attached to it, and sometimes more than one. So the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never…
As I worked on my story about the lack of inclusion on college campuses, I had some eye-opening conversations. I talked to Syracuse University professor Stephen Kussisto about how the…
With the COVID-19 vaccine in distribution mode, society sees a return to normal in the near future. But I don't want the normal from before the pandemic. That normal was…
The modern-day term for an institution is a long-term care facility. It's become “politically-correct,” but, I think, it's evolved into a way of softening the reality and putting a patch…