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A classmate, teammate, friend and supporter is just a glimpse of what senior Alex Boze has been during her time at Missouri State University and on the field with the

  Universities were built on the idea of exclusion, according to Angela Smith, director of Disability Studies at the University of Utah.  “Universities are inherently ableist,” Smith said. “The whole principle is only certain kinds of people who can accomplish at a very high level in very specific ways belong at a university.”  Universal Design...

Three University of Wisconsin professors have been awarded a sought-after fellowship.

Program/Project Management Job in Belgium about Coordination, Food and Nutrition and Protection and Human Rights, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from HI; closing on 30 Apr 2023

This is a recorded and edited version of a panel presented by the Centre for Feminist Legal Studies at Allard Law School. This panel discusses Track 2 MAiD in Canada: medical assistance in dying for people with disabilities who are not at the end of their natural lives. Presenters will explore the intersections of feminism, ableism, racism, and the rapid expansion of MAiD in Canada. They will critique the neoliberal framing of MAiD as a personal, private, and autonomous choice and explore the role of the state and the medical profession in facilitating the deaths of people with disabilities.?C...