Community Intersection of Disability and Infantilization 15 Dec 202116 Dec 2021 On March 12, 1990, the Capitol Crawl occurred at the U.S. capitol building in Washington D.C. Over 1,000 people marched from the White House to the Capitol and up the…
Community While Autistic: Madison sounds from the perspective of autistic people 14 Dec 202116 Jan 2022 Do you know what your refrigerator sounds like? Or how the light in your bathroom sounds? Or your phone charger? Do passing sirens seem to pierce into your brain? Do…
Community Students ask: Are we taking men’s mental health seriously? 14 Dec 202116 Jan 2022 The effects of emotional disabilities such as anxiety and depression are different in each individual diagnosis. Some individuals may find themselves irritable, self-destructive or susceptible to large fluctuations in weight.…
Community Q&A with MMSD Board Member Nicki Vander Meulen 13 Dec 202116 Dec 2021 Nicki Vander Meulen is a member of the Madison Metropolitan School Board and a juvenile attorney with Asperger’s Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy. Nicki has been a disability advocate since she…
Community Social Security disability insurance and income: Why it is so hard to get 13 Dec 202116 Dec 2021 How much do you currently possess in assets? What is the total monetary value of your possessions, savings, of your car, of literally everything in your home? If you’re an…
Community Far from ‘broken:’ Disabled artist shares ‘warmth’ with her art 12 Dec 202116 Jan 2022 Briana Richardson did not speak until she was around four. She was born with a speech and cognitive disability and grew up believing she was “broken." However, through her art,…
Community Hunting as a Disabled Man in Wisconsin 12 Dec 202116 Dec 2021 https://soundcloud.com/gillian-rawling/accommodating-disability-in-hunting?si=08640f64d1bb490ba26b957126eda074&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Transcript: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced harvest totals from this year’s gun deer season, coming out to be 175,000 deer registered with just over 800 thousands participants.…
Community Disability Rights Wisconsin director: A ‘little advocacy’ can have ‘long-term effect’ 12 Dec 202116 Dec 2021 Disability Rights Wisconsin is a non-profit organization that advocates and protects individual rights for all backgrounds to work towards a barrier-free society for all. Federal requirements that states needed to…