March 7, 2019
DREDF's No More Stares, a groundbreaking guide for disabled girls and women, now Available on the Internet in Celebration of International Women's Day 37 Years After its Historic Release.
Originally published by Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) in 1982, No More Stares is now available on DREDF's website for the first time in celebration of International Women's Day!
Author: Ann Cupolo-Freeman
Banned from Bingo
Ann Clinton loves playing bingo, but her retirement community won't let her join her friends to play the game since she moved from an independent living apartment to the skilled nursing floor of the Redstone Village Continuing Care Retirement Community in Huntsville, Alabama. She has been excluded from bingo, which takes place on the independent living floor, because she is disabled. Continue reading
Assisted Suicide: California’s bill lacks safeguards
On the surface, if you only consider the wishes of a single individual, assisted suicide legislation might seem reasonable, and the media flurry surrounding the case of Brittany Maynard has made it seem that way. Continue reading