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Twenty Years of the ADA

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min)Marilyn Golden, policy analyst for Disability RightsEducation & Defense Fund, discusses the meritsand history of the Americans with Disabilities Act. People in the U.S. are celebrating the 20th anniversaryof the ADA. Has this law significantly moved the disability … Continue reading →

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20th Anniversary of the ADA

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Adrienne

By Adrienne Lauby A few days ago, I heard of a 90 year old woman who refused an IV line because the doctor said she would have to go into a hospital if she had it put in. She wanted … Continue reading →

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Morningstar Vancil

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Adrienne

LISTEN (28 min) Morningstar Vancil photo courtesy Fabled Asp To celebrate 2010, The Year of Honoring Lesbians With Disabilities, Morningstar Vancil speaks candidly about her life as a lesbian stage-3 cancer survivor. Vancil is a butch activist dyke of mixed … Continue reading →

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