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A different kind of fatigue.
Over a year into the COVID19 pandemic, I still notice the recurring theme of people discussing pandemic fatigue and about wanting life to be normal again. I think it goes without saying that everybody would appreciate it if life did go back to normal. But the focus on “normalcy” ignores the reality that millions of…
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Music, concerts, COVID & me
Concerts have been like a spiritual experience for me. And I really, really miss them.
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Compassionate doctors are scarce. And I just said goodbye to mine.
Despite growing up with chronic pain my entire life, I didn’t go to my first pain management clinic until around 2015. I was in college at the time and heading into one of many flares. I wasn’t sure what I was going to get going in, and was quite apprehensive to begin with. I was…
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Voting access for disabled folks (2019)
In the spirit of the election, I decided to post a paper I wrote for my Disability Law & Policy class. I’m most definitely not an expert, so please keep that in mind while reading. Enjoy! Voting Accessibility & Policy Kayle Hill DSAB 626 22 May 2019 Professor Wyman Introduction Under the minority model…
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I’ve been working a new job! And it’s terrifying.
I started a new position on October 1 to complete a service year with Public Allies, an Americorps program that pairs you with a local nonprofit where you work for 10 months while also receiving other types of leadership training. I was matched with an organization in Bridgeport, CT, and I am helping them with…