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Ableism in the academy: Crip Camp & disability recognition

Sam Sawyer on November 22, 2021November 22, 2021

Crip Camp’s Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature prompted conversations about accessibility and inclusion at the Oscars. Despite the groundbreaking nomination, Sam Sawyer argues that the Academy failed to address its historic—and contemporary—acts of ableism. Continue Reading Ableism in the academy: Crip Camp & disability recognition

Empowered by Self-Determination

Alida Boorn on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

In this Reflections essay, Alida Boorn chronicles how her blindness shaped her path as an academic and independent historian. Continue Reading Empowered by Self-Determination

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