Narrowing a condition down to its most stereotyped attribute paints an inaccurate picture of what OCD is, setting back meaningful advocacy and ultimately contributing to a caricature.
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Amherst College | Anti-Ableist Amherst: Remembering Accessibility in New Policy
More must be done institutionally to ensure that disabled students — particularly multiply-marginalized students — are aware of their rights, have their accessibility needs met, and feel a greater sense of belonging at the college.
Amherst College | DEI Debate: Addressing Policy Misconceptions
DEI alone is not sufficient to address the deeply intertwined oppression that lies within the DNA of American democracy. However, DEI is an important and necessary step in the right direction.
Amherst College | Portrait of an Amherst Poet: Eliot Cardinaux and The Bodily Press
“This poem was written grappling with the fact that because of my disability, I was sort of cut out of someone’s life,” he told me. “It was a bit of a wake-up call to understand that no matter how much I might try to assimilate into the sort of ‘normative world,’ I’m never really going to be the one with that privilege.”
Amherst College | In Defense of DEI
DEI, certainly, is no absolute panacea to these issues but it observes the differences in the way people are treated, and rather than allowing them to continue unfettered, it attacks them. Although major changes are required, DEI is a temporary response, a beginning to a long endeavor of meaningful social change.
Amherst College | The Story Behind Modern Art’s Storyteller — Alumni Profile, Erica Gangsei
Gangsei’s years at Amherst were more difficult than she expected due to her learning disability, and she found the college to be significantly less supportive of her than her K-12 experience. “Now, I think there’s a lot more available for people who learn differently,” she said, “but back then, the resources were sort of scarce.”
