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Building Structure Around Our Disability

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Hello everyone, I'm Katrina from  Living with Disabilities . You're tuned into the Living with Disabilities Website, the advocacy website dedicated to helping people comprehend the disabled community. The core purpose of our website is to assist society in recognizing the full range of various disabilities and conditions. Accessibility is a key component of this understanding. Without accessibility, there's exclusion. This week, we'll explore  Building Structure Around Our Disability . Let's push 'Dis' aside and focus on the 'Ability' here at  Living with Disabilities .  This article takes a fresh look at the concept of 'Disability structure' in the context of Living with Disabilities. Many will read this article and ponder the subject, considering the gravity of disabilities and their timing. However, our discussion is not framed in that context.     We are broadening the understanding of how individuals with disabilities and conditions navi

Accommodating on Wheels

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Hello everyone, I'm Katrina Smith from Living with Disabilities . You're tuned into the Living with Disabilities Website, the advocacy website dedicated to helping people comprehend the disabled community. The core purpose of our website is to assist society in recognizing the full range of various disabilities and conditions. Accessibility is a key component of this understanding. Without accessibility, there's exclusion. This week, we'll explore accommodations on wheels . Let's push 'Dis' aside and focus on the 'Ability' here at Living with Disabilities . Judy Heumann, also known as the mother of disability rights advocacy, would likely agree with Living with Disabilities' perspectives on accommodating individuals who use wheelchairs. Let's delve into this article. We've previously explored the disability movement that began in the early 1970s and the Netflix documentary 'Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution' on multiple occasions