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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

Moral Panics in Government-Funded Accessibility

Blake E. Reid on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

Should the government fund Braille versions of Playboy or closed captions for the Jerry Springer Show? In this essay, Blake E. Reid investigates how historical instances of moral panic in government-funded accessibility have threatened disabled people’s access to creative works. Continue Reading Moral Panics in Government-Funded Accessibility

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