Roberts took issue with this response to students with accommodations concerns. “[The email was] basically saying that if you have a roommate that helps you out sometimes, you might as well have a full time caregiver, which is unrealistic, not what we need, invasive, and expensive,” they said.
After Shabbat services and dinner at the CJL, Ladau held a panel on her book, “Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally,” and her experiences as a disabled Jewish woman.
June 9, 2019. Ali Stroker wins Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards. An actor, singer, and wheelchair user, Ali Stroker has been a trailblazer for disability representation on the stage. She was the first wheelchair user to graduate from the Tisch School of the Arts Drama Department at New York University. In 2015, she was the first wheelchair user to appear on Broadway, starring as Anna in the musical, Spring Awakening. For her performance as Ado Annie Carnes in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma!, Stroker became the first wheelchair user to win a Tony Award in 2019.
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