Tag: social justice
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Why Not “The Blind Hijabi?”
When I started this journey, people reached out to express thought-provoking reactions to the title I had chosen for the website and blog…
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Fun Without Food? Creative Inclusion, and Why It Matters
“My sister and husband planned this perfect birthday outing. They timed it perfectly…”
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Middle-Aged White Man Has Thoughts
I stood leaning against a smooth, wooden desk in an ultra-modern, high-tech classroom at Harvard Business School. Class had ended a good hour ago, and my colleague and friend, Chris – a middle-aged, straight white man of average height and build with dark hair – stood with me and another one of our classmates discussing…
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My Personal Reflections on Judy Heumann’s Legacy
Historians and history books will pontificate plenty about her place in the annals of civil rights, human rights, disability studies, etc. But as I look back on what I learned, the lessons are much more personal, because while she taught us plenty about social justice, advocacy, and activism, the poignant lessons were simply about being…
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