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Ableism Disability Justice Reproductive Justice

Video of my 2025 Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellowship

Reflecting on disability justice, reproductive autonomy, and the work to combat sexual ableism in our society.

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Ableism Public Health

Blindness Is Not the Public Health Crisis. Ableism Is.

Why I Wrote to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. About Accessibility, Public Health, and Structural Inequity

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Ableism Public Health Public Record

A Blind Public Health Professional Responds: Public Comment Section 504 Accessibility Delay 

On May 21, 2026, I submitted a public comment to the Department of Health and Human Services asking them to reconsider the Section 504 accessibility delay. Blindness is not the public health crisis. Ableism is.

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Ableism Public Health Uncategorized

Rideshare Ableism: Naming the Public Health and Consent Crisis

The harm does not end when the driver leaves. This three-part series names rideshare discrimination against blind service dog handlers as ableism, a pattern of consent violations, and a public health issue. It connects lived experience, survey data, and public health analysis to show how repeated service denials affect safety, autonomy, dignity, health, and full participation in everyday life.

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Ableism Public Health

From Rideshare Ableism to Accountability: Consent, Enforcement, and Public Health Reform

Part 3 of a three-part series on rideshare discrimination, ableism, consent, and public health.

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Uncategorized

The Health Impacts of Rideshare Ableism: Consent, Trauma, Isolation, and Economic Harm

Part 2 of a three-part series on rideshare discrimination, ableism, consent, and public health.

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Ableism Public Health

Ableism in Rideshare: Naming the Public Health and Consent Crisis Behind Service Dog Denials

Part 1 of a three-part series on rideshare discrimination, ableism, consent, and public health.