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Posts by Cara Liebowitz

Here’s What Neurodiversity Is – And What It Means For Feminism

By Cara Liebowitz | March 4, 2016
A chalk drawing of a brain with a flurry of numbers coming out of one side, and a rainbow emerging from the other.

You may have heard the word “neurodiversity” used in a medical context around disability. Here’s a summary of what neurodiversity is, how it’s relevant in your life – and why we can’t talk about feminism without it.

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4 Things No One Should Ever Say to Disabled People on Benefits

By Cara Liebowitz | February 27, 2016
A person is rubbing their forehead and temple with one hand, appearing fatigued.

“Why don’t you just get a job?” These are way too common – they’re even coming from presidential candidates right now. What else do you wish people would stop saying to disabled people on benefits?

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4 Ways That ‘Our Minds Are Fine’ Is Ableist Toward Cognitively Disabled Folks

By Cara Liebowitz | February 6, 2016
Illustration of the human brain, with gears

“Our minds are fine. It’s our legs that don’t work.” Have you ever come across this sentiment in disability activism – or expressed it yourself? This author gets where you’re coming from, but you’ve got to find out how it’s hurtful.

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5 Examples of How Privilege Lists Often Ignore the Intersection of Dis/Ability

By Cara Liebowitz | February 2, 2016
Person looking at laptop, frustrated, while sitting in wheelchair

Privilege checklists are a great introduction – but they fail to go deeper than a “first look” at privilege, and that can sometimes get in the way. Here’s why we have to acknowledge how disability intersects other identities.

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10 Examples of Walking Privilege That All Walking People Should Acknowledge

By Cara Liebowitz | December 2, 2015
A "walk" sign is lit up

If you have the ongoing ability to walk, you probably haven’t noticed all these ways wheelchair users are marginalized. Here’s how this form of ability privilege shows up – and why it’s important to think about.

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