“Basically, the disability community is huge...and as a result of its size, privilege, power and race are amplified.” https:// www.colorlines.c om/articles/ be-bipoc-disable d-and-fighting- justice
“Make it clear that disability is a normal part of the human experience by talking about it in a matter-of-fact way. Disability is just another part of our diverse world, not something frightening or sad.” https:// www.huffpost.com /entry/ how-to-talk-to-k ids-disabilitie s_l_60368650c5b 6dfb6a735d8b4
“These ideas about who experiences poverty and why are flawed because they ignore the structural forces that contribute to poverty. … Racial disparities and discrimination are embedded in each of these systems.” https:// www.urban.org/ urban-wire/ poverty-results- structural-barr iers-not-person ...
“Not only do carceral conditions lead to rapidly multiplying Covid-19 cases among incarcerated persons and staff, these institutions also ... spread the virus into surrounding communities and exacerbate racial disparities in Covid-19 cases and deaths.” https:// www.nejm.org/ doi/full/ 10.1056/ NEJMp2100609
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