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Media twists, ignores the stories of disabled people
Experts say accurate portrayals of disability are rare as the media often fails to see people with disabilities as part of the audience.
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InclusiveU looks for progress amid funding increase
Syracuse University’s efforts at creating a more diverse and inclusive campus have now gotten financial support from New York State specifically for the disability community. New York State plans to…
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SU’s Intelligence++ competition promotes inclusive design
Historically, designers have laid out the framework for products without accessibility and inclusion in mind. But to Syracuse University professors Don Carr and Beth Myers, the exclusionary nature of products…
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Falling on deaf ears
As Matthew Watkins entered the final weeks of his bachelor’s degree program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, the COVID-19 pandemic struck. The infectious killer shut down campuses across the…
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Women with disabilities shift narrative around disability awareness
Helena Schmidt sees her position as a rising female disability advocate through multiple lenses. In a way, she doesn’t see much difference between the struggles men with disabilities encounter compared…
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ISO Community: A Personal Essay
The idea of writing two five-page papers for separate courses in the same week began to erode my confidence. As I traveled the icy path from the Maxwell School in…
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SU’s Stephen Kuusisto addresses intersectionality in disability rights movement
The disability community has fought for every inch of progress throughout time. Providing a bridge between other social movements, the disability rights movement has become more intense over the past…
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Shifting to acceptance and empowerment around autism awareness
Awareness months for diseases or conditions are designed with good intentions. But at the start of Autism Awareness Month that kicks off with Friday’s World Autism Awareness Day, some…
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Analyzing SU’s Universal Design for Learning technique
Academic integrity often gets in the way of college students with disabilities receiving the accommodations they need. In light of the pandemic, fears about students possibly abusing their disability-related adjustments…
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A call for accurate disability representation in TV and films
When RJ Mitte burst onto the Hollywood scene a decade ago, he was surprised. He saw only three people with disabilities working as actors like himself, and the normality of…
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Candyman still operating despite COVID-19
When Syracuse University shut down campus in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Troy Boyer, aka the “Cuse Candyman,” was disappointed. “I consider all the students like family,” Boyer said. “It…