Mary Fashik, Author at NAMED Advocates

Jul 25

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Disability Pride vs. Disability Rage: Holding Both at the 35-Year Mark

By Mary Fashik Intersectional Justice One Comment

When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)¹ was signed into law in July of 1990, I had just turned 13. I didn’t fully understand what it meant, but I knew…

Jun 19

A Black person with long curly hair and colorful eye makeup poses with eyes closed against a dark background; text reads "Juneteenth Freedom Day — celebrating independence for all"

Freedom Still Deferred: Honoring Juneteenth Through a Disability Justice Lens

By Mary Fashik Intersectional Justice One Comment

On June 19, 1865—two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation—enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas were finally informed of their freedom. Juneteenth marks this moment, a delayed liberation…

Jun 13

Three Black and disabled folx (a non-binary person holding a cane, a non-binary person sitting in a power wheelchair, and a femme sitting in a chair) casually smile at the camera while a rainbow pride flag drapes on the wall behind them.

Queer and Disabled: Thriving at the Intersections of Pride and Disability Justice

By Mary Fashik Intersectional Justice No Comments

Pride Month is a time of celebration and reflection for many in the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s a moment to honor the legacy of resistance, to remember the struggles that paved…

Mary Fashik

Disability Pride vs. Disability Rage: Holding Both at the 35-Year Mark

Freedom Still Deferred: Honoring Juneteenth Through a Disability Justice Lens

Queer and Disabled: Thriving at the Intersections of Pride and Disability Justice

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