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 disability rights Maryland staff I am so humbled to accept an award named after my friend and mentor. …

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 means by “accessible” are two VERY DIFFERENT things. …

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 time.) I remember when Justin passed away, and the stories started flooding in. It was like they were planning for canonization for…

The official statement is here. But I am Irish and we don’t do things, “officially.” I rolled into the disability rights movement on the back of my godmother Ann Cupolo-Freeman’s wheelchair when I was six or seven. We’d ride up and down the streets of Berkeley, popping in to the…

Hi, 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…

Peter Dinklage’s passionate admonishment of Disney’s “Snow White” reboot caused the Mouse to publicly commit to a “different approach” to the film that would “avoid reinforcing stereotypes.” While the leadership of organizations representing LPs may not be at the table with ideas, I sure as heck have them. Dopey, Doc…

The unspoken legacy of COVID, could be a change in disability inclusion . The Cleveland Clinic estimates that 1/3 of COVID survivors may be long-haulers, individuals who experience long-term symptoms of the virus. These range from brain fog, cardiac damage, respiratory distress, depression and other mental illnesses in addition to…

A week ago it became evident to me it was no longer working. The irony of the announcement being made at the beginning of #DisabilityPrideMonth is not lost on me. Our paths and perspectives over these years have become so different. …

No amount of maple syrup makes this pill easy to swallow. This week Bill C7 seems pretty likely to be on its way to becoming law in Canada. It would amend a previous bill to make it easier for people with only a mental illness diagnosis to be included along…