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Posted inHealth

By exceeding my life expectancy, I’ve become a model for other Black disabled women

Vilissa Thompson Headshot (1) by Vilissa Thompson July 9th, 2024July 9th, 2024

After listening to a podcast about how we come to understand ourselves, I reflected on how, as a disabled person, I have lived beyond all expectations for my life. In fact, since I turned 38, I have lived exactly 30 years past the life expectancy handed down to me by an orthopedist. The doctor told […]

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Posted inPolitics & Democracy

NYC denies disabled people more accessible transportation

by Elly Belle March 12th, 2024March 28th, 2024
color photograph of a Black woman in a wheelchair being pushed by a Black man in a parking lot. several long buses surround them on both sides
Posted inClimate & Environment

Disaster relief often leaves disabled people behind. Disabled first responders are trying to change that

by Bianca Gonzalez August 31st, 2023March 28th, 2024
color stock photo of a Black man in a wheelchair wearing brown pants and a white and brown striped button-down. he moves down the hallway towards the camera and looks to his right out the hallway window
Posted inPolitics & Democracy

Disabled people of color continue to fight for accessible housing

by Bianca Gonzalez July 26th, 2023March 19th, 2024
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Posted inRace

Accessibility lawsuits are bringing slow but steady wins for disabled city residents

by Bianca Gonzalez July 11th, 2023March 19th, 2024
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Posted inRace

My decision to be child-free had nothing to do with my disability

Vilissa Thompson Headshot (1) by Vilissa Thompson June 5th, 2023June 5th, 2023
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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

For disabled writers, the stakes of the WGA strike couldn’t be higher

by Laura Weiss May 25th, 2023August 10th, 2023
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Posted inRace

Navigating the pandemic is only one of the hazards disabled people face when flying

Vilissa Thompson Headshot (1) by Vilissa Thompson December 19th, 2022January 23rd, 2023
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For disabled women of color, telehealth has been a pandemic lifeline

Vilissa Thompson Headshot (1) by Vilissa Thompson April 12th, 2022April 13th, 2022

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