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The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political , social, economic and cultural life.
A Celebration for the Day of the Dead (October 1999) Conventional Wisdom (September 2000) Unspeakable Conversations, The New York Times, (February 16, 2003, also published in the book Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong, 2020) The Disability Gulag, The New York Times, (November 2003) [1]
Lydia X. Z. Brown (born 1993) is an American autistic disability rights activist, writer, attorney, and public speaker who was honored by the White House in 2013. [1] They are the chairperson of the American Bar Association Civil Rights & Social Justice Disability Rights Committee.
December 3 each year, since 1992, is identified by the United Nations as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. British new wave singer-songwriter Ian Dury , himself a disabled person, released a song titled " Spasticus Autisticus " in 1981, which he intended as a scathing critique of the International Year, which he viewed as ...
In 1998, Charlton used the saying as title for a book on disability rights. [9] Disability rights activist David Werner used the same title for another book, also published in 1998. [ 10 ] In 2004, the United Nations used the phrase as the theme of International Day of Persons with Disabilities [ 11 ] and it is also associated with the ...
The rainbow-colored infinity symbol is a popular symbol among autism rights advocates. The colors symbolize the autism spectrum. [1]The autism rights movement, also known as the autistic acceptance movement, is a social movement allied with the disability rights movement.
In April 2024, Edwards released a memoir, Blind Not Broken. [9] In July, she signed a book deal with Scholastic for Ella Jones vs The Sun Stealer, a middle-grade novel centering a blind protagonist. [10] That same month, Edwards appeared in Mattel's campaign surrounding their first blind Barbie. [11]
Kafer's major work, a book titled Feminist, Queer, Crip, was published by Indiana University Press in 2013. The book argues that feminist, queer, and disability studies are intricately linked. The book was well received in academic journals, although Barbara Neukirchinger in Feminist Review stated, "...