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A Disability Doesn’t Expire After Graduation
CW: Ableism For many disabled students, the transition to college begins with a familiar challenge: proving they are disabled. After years of receiving accommodations in school, many students begin college, and discover that existing documentation is not enough. Colleges often require additional paperwork, updated evaluations, or new testing before accommodations can be approved, even when…
The World I Entered Too Soon
CW: Premature Birth November is Prematurity Awareness Month. Every year, more than 10% of all babies born around the world are born prematurely, before 37 weeks. Birth weight was the primary indicator of prematurity until the 1990s. However, over the past few decades, gestational age has been identified as the main predictor of the physical…
Disability and the Unfinished Homecoming
CW: Military Service, Suicide, PTSD, Cancer & Death Every Veterans Day, we honor the people who have served. Flags line the streets, parades are held, and veterans hear well-deserved words of gratitude. It is a day for saying thank you, but also for listening more closely to what veterans may carry with them long after…
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