PinnedCOVID provided a do over for employers on the ADA, will they realize it?The unspoken legacy of COVID, could be a change .Dec 12, 2023Dec 12, 2023
PinnedThe Disability Penalty or Why Your “Specialization” Is a Liability?Credit: AffectTheVerbFeb 7, 2022Feb 7, 2022
PinnedRemarks on the Acceptance of the Judith Heumann Champion of Justice Award at Disability Rights…To say I am honored to be the recipient of the Judy Heumann Champion of Justice award is an understatement. Thank you to Megan and all the…Sep 29, 2023Sep 29, 2023
PinnedAccessible. I do not think it means, what you think it means.As an advocate who travels in a lot of spaces, I always have to remind myself that what non-disableds mean by “accessible” and what #DisCo…Apr 8, 20221Apr 8, 20221
How My Mother Taught me the Magic of Loving My ReflectionOriginally published in 2016 on “The Body is Not An Apology”Aug 26Aug 26
Redheads Shouldn’t Wear Red (and other lies I was told) or Why I’m Still Mourning André Leon Talley(Note: This piece was originally written over a year ago. But it became too hard to publish. This last summer a number of Mr. Talley’s…Jan 18Jan 18
The Best Thing You Can Do With A Pedestal is to Take a Sledgehammer to it.My favorite, Justin Dart quote, was “ learn to love the humanity in people, even the ones you hate.” ( and that is such a story for another…Mar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023
Disabled Elders Pave the Road We Use tThe official statement is here. But I am Irish and we don’t do things, “officially.”Mar 5, 2023Mar 5, 2023
Remarks by Rebecca Cokley at the NY Women’s Foundation Celebrating Women BreakfastHi, my name is Rebecca Cokley. I am a redheaded woman, with a glorious abundance of freckles, wearing a black jumpsuit, and a pair of shoes…May 17, 20221May 17, 20221
HEIGH-NO! Seven Little People We Need Films About vs. Another Damn Snow White MoviePeter Dinklage’s passionate admonishment of Disney’s “Snow White” reboot caused the Mouse to publicly commit to a “different approach” to…Jan 27, 20221Jan 27, 20221