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December 16, 2009 | Taylor S | Disability, Feminism
An Old School Family
I grew up in an old school family. I am a second generation Hungarian immigrant, and first generation Canadian immigrant. Our family unites all of central Europe: Hungary, Croatia, former Yugoslavia, ...
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November 03, 2009 | Jewelles Smith | Disability, Economy, Health
Living With Disability -- And Recession

The U.S. Congress designated October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. From an international perspective, the author explains how economic hard times are particularly harsh for women with disabilities.

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August 14, 2009 | Ellen Bravo | Disability, Health
Honoring Evelyn Coke

She fought all the way to the Supreme Court to win justice for home care workers. Now we must honor her by advancing her cause.

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July 13, 2009 | Cassandra M | Disability, Feminism, Health
A Summer of Victory
It’s a dark night and I present the birthday girl with a bottle of cognac. She looks up at me, shocked, through heavy fake lashes fringing her eyes. “This is expensive,” she says after a pause. I slap...
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June 01, 2009 | Emily Wilson | Disability, Politics, WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
Congresswoman Barbara Lee--a Rebel Inside the House
Now in her sixth full term in the House of Representatives, the congresswoman holds to her radical roots, explaining in her new book just how mainstream those revolutionary programs have become. Currently chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, she spoke to author Emily Wilson of her need to define herself.
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April 13, 2009 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, Disability, WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
Media Attacks: Getting Even—and Then Some

Stung by Michael Savage’s attack on children with autism and their parents, playwright Carolyn Doyle, in a one-woman performance currently running in San Francisco, uses her craft to show how a family navigates a mysterious world.

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