Advocacy
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The Dark Side of Disability Advocacy: When Good Intentions allow for Wrongdoing
“We expect advocacy organizations to be our shields, but when they choose not to, they can become institutions of betrayal. In these spaces, the ‘mission’ doesn’t offer protection from abuse; it provides the cover to carry it out and the weapon to erase those who speak up.” In the disability world, these organizations position themselves
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Tennessee Can Improve Crisis Response, Stop Ignoring Lived Experience
For more than a decade, advocates have been pushing for better crisis response for people with disabilities and mental health needs. The truth is, much of this work has been happening long before anyone decided it was worth paying attention to. We’ve sat in courtrooms with individuals who were criminalized because their disability was misunderstood.
