On a personal level, zines have allowed Krall to connect with the Lewis & Clark community and engage in class more. As someone with a disability, it can be difficult for them to be part of social life on campus. However, making and distributing zines has given them a greater place in the community.
While I am perfectly aware that there are the rare few students who will look at these accommodations as a “free pass” to start skipping classes whenever they want to, but you cannot make a sweeping generalization to the rest of us.
She highlighted the importance of recognizing the origins of anti-fatness as anti-Blackness when advocating for fat acceptance.
There are three factors that frequently get in the way of accommodations fully serving a student body: stigma, barriers to access and barriers to usage.
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.
Being Young and Disabled
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I Was a "Student of Concern"
By Kate Jackson, Rutgers University
In My Moment of Distress
By Anonymous, Temple University