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Self‑Advocacy Shouldn’t Be This Hard
CW: Institutionalization As a child, I had high expectations for myself. I did not see my disability as an obstacle. However, I did not anticipate possessing the strength, the patience, and the self-advocacy needed to live as a disabled adult. My life has always been shaped by living with cerebral palsy. It has involved navigating…
Still Locked Out: Disabled Americans Face Housing Barriers
CW: Discrimination More than fifty years after the Fair Housing Act was passed, disabled people still experience many challenges in accessing and maintaining housing nationwide. These challenges are the subject of a recent report from Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) in Cincinnati that presents an alarming new picture of a problem deeper than a city…
Trapped at Home: The Hidden Crisis in Accessible Housing
CW: Homelessness A disabled veteran from Boston slept outdoors in the rain recently — not because he lacked shelter but simply because the elevator in his apartment building broke. Stevie Wheels, who moved into the Ruth Lillian Barkley Apartments in Boston’s South End a couple of months ago, says the elevator has already been broken…
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