Thread by @wendyluwrites, I'm so proud of all the #ADA30 coverage @HuffPost has put out [...]

I& #39;m so proud of all the #ADA30 coverage @HuffPost has put out this month. This thread is dedicated to our team& #39;s incredible work, starting with @sterncarly96& #39;s piece about how #disabled people have been fighting for #COVID19 accommodations for decades: https://bit.ly/39pPXO5 ">https://bit.ly/39pPXO5&q...

Coronavirus Made Accessibility A Priority. Disability Activists Have Been Fighting For It For...

Their push for inclusivity has transformed workplaces in America and today, people with and without disabilities benefit.

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This is an important @elysewanshel story about how police brutality disproportionately affects Black disabled people — and why we rarely talk about the intersection of race and disability: https://bit.ly/39qrMyS ">https://bit.ly/39qrMyS&q... #ADA30

Police Violence Against Black Disabled People Can’t Be Ignored Anymore

Both Black and disabled Americans experience police brutality at high rates. So why is the plight of Black disabled Americans an afterthought?

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"I write about my pain and the mistreatment I receive because of my disability and I educate myself and others on what needs to be done so that we can live in an equitable society." A must-read from Sylvia Colt-Lacayo: https://bit.ly/39pVhRz ">https://bit.ly/39pVhRz&q... #ADA30

I'm An Angry Disabled Woman. Here's What I Want You To Know About Inaccessibility.

"Society prefers I talk about how I overcame my obstacles rather than the injustices I face within a world that is not built around the needs of the disa...

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Our fantastic work reporter @MoniFierce took a deep dive into how the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated unemployment for disabled workers: https://bit.ly/3fYMF6J ">https://bit.ly/3fYMF6J&q... #ADA30 #highriskcovid19

Job Security Was Already Tenuous For People With Disabilities. Then COVID Hit.

Workers with disabilities are disproportionately experiencing job loss during the coronavirus pandemic.

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"As I reinforce to students that bureaucratic opposition never invalidates their disabilities, it serves as a good reminder for me as well." — Krystal Kavita Jagoo on navigating #ableism in the academic world: https://bit.ly/3hxRi8j ">https://bit.ly/3hxRi8j&q... #ADA30 #highered

What I’ve Learned About Academic Ableism As A University Employee With Chronic Pain

"My work of challenging my students' internalized ableism has allowed me to gradually accept my own disability."

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That& #39;s not all! @ellengrace_lee produced this urgent video about how disabled people with #COVID19 are experiencing discrimination in the health care system — and more of them are dying because of it: https://bit.ly/39paIt6 ">https://bit.ly/39paIt6&q... #ADA30

How COVID-19 Affects People With Disabilities

“Implying that somehow our lives are less than. That we don't count. That it's okay. And it's not. This was all preventable.” As the coronavirus pandemic...

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Our #ADA30 graphics were created by the talented @rebeccazisser & @Bella_Carapella. And huge thanks to our editors @RichardKimNYC @avrabel for making this package possible.

Find more of @HuffPost& #39;s #ADA30 coverage here: https://bit.ly/3fWx73u ">https://bit.ly/3fWx73u&q...

The Disability Rights Moment Is Now

HuffPost marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) by taking an in-depth look at how it changed workplaces to be more accessible while falling short for certain communit...

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