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Letters From the September 4/11, 2023, Issue Letters From the September 4/11, 2023, Issue

The right to be heard… It’s going to get hotter… Don’t cross the picket line (web only)… 

Aug 19, 2023 / Letters / Our Readers

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The Future of Design Is Designing for Disability The Future of Design Is Designing for Disability

Accessibility should not be a grudging afterthought. With planning, it can lead to elegant, beautiful, and engaging art.

Aug 1, 2023 / s.e. smith

Michal Kaliszan and his mother at Michal's graduation from the University of Waterloo, where he studied computer science.

When Death Is the Best Choice, Is It a Choice at All? When Death Is the Best Choice, Is It a Choice at All?

Disabled Canadians need support, but without proper government funding, voluntary death through MAID may be their only option.

Jun 27, 2023 / Feature / Nora Loreto

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We Need a New Body Politics We Need a New Body Politics

Our new special issue is about one thing: defending the right of everyone to be able to do what he or she or they want with their own body, free from political constraint.

Jun 23, 2023 / Editorial / Emily Douglas, Regina Mahone for The Nation

Can Americans Really Make a Free Choice About Dying?

Can Americans Really Make a Free Choice About Dying? Can Americans Really Make a Free Choice About Dying?

In a country that treats disabled people like expensive burdens and that teaches people to hate and fear disabilities, activists argue that true bodily autonomy is not possible.

May 31, 2023 / Feature / Sara Luterman

Demonstrators holding a banner that reads “Disability Rights are Human Rights”

Disability Is Always Someone Else’s Problem Disability Is Always Someone Else’s Problem

Why I’m not celebrating Disabilities Awareness Month.

Mar 29, 2023 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee

“Work Until You Die” Is Not a Retirement Plan

“Work Until You Die” Is Not a Retirement Plan “Work Until You Die” Is Not a Retirement Plan

For Judith Heumann, and countless people with disabilities, “work until you die” was the only option. It’s past time to change that.

Mar 10, 2023 / Rebecca Cokley

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Why Disability Justice Is Crucial for Liberation Why Disability Justice Is Crucial for Liberation

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, author of The Future Is Disabled, explains how disabled wisdom can help us all fight fascism and climate change.

Feb 10, 2023 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

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Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power? Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power?

Has public health failed us? Or have we failed public health?

Dec 1, 2022 / Editorial / Gregg Gonsalves

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Was This Professor Fired for Having Tourette Syndrome? Was This Professor Fired for Having Tourette Syndrome?

We want to ensure harassment-free climates in schools and workplaces, and we want to protect the rights of people with disabilities. What happens when these imperatives collide?

Nov 15, 2022 / Feature / Barry Yeoman

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