Opinion
As an immigrant to the United States, who came here from India more than 30…
This October marks the 80th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which recognizes the contributions…
This month, heartbroken parents testified before Congress about losing their children to suicide. It brought…
“We have the body bags ready.” Though it was more than 25 years ago, I…
On November 28, 2023, I walked into the Dallas City Secretary’s office with four witness…
The current administration, headed by the self-proclaimed “King of IVF” himself, is considering various policies…
President Trump proposed a “baby bonus” suggesting that birthing parents receive $1,000 to incentivize higher…
Even as the Trump administration slashes critical funding for services that support people with disabilities, public institutions…
I’m an immigrant and I’m afraid to use my name in this oped. I’m afraid I could be snatched off the street or from my home and taken to detention and then deported. I’m also an international human rights attorney working for an immigration law firm; we primarily work in removal proceedings, meaning we prevent people from being unjustifiably deported and separated from their families.
The season finale of MAX’s The Pitt premiered last month. Emergency doctors greatly appreciate the…
What once seemed like literary hyperbole has transformed into pedagogical reality as my students and I navigate an increasingly restricted intellectual landscape.
If our society and government are truly intent on creating opportunities for all and elevating individual merit, then we need to stop pretending that the disabling symptoms of colorblindness, either metaphorically or literally, are the way to promote success. On the contrary, we need to see more of people, discern more, and find more ways of looking at distinction.
Recently, Domestic Violence Survivors have been bombarded with headlines covering the conflict between actress Blake…
A Black high school basketball player at the free throw line during a game was…
Universal design is a concept related to accessibility, particularly linked to the internet and other technologies. It is also an emerging framework for course design in education, where it is known as universal design for learning. The concept is to design processes and policies that accommodate individuals with different abilities.
