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Event: Uplift Stories of Intersections of Disability, Health Care, Immigrant Rights

Event: Uplift Stories of Intersections of Disability, Health Care, Immigrant Rights

By Marco Uustal November 19, 2021

Immigration policy is disability policy, panelists said at a Nov. 16 event that explored the intersection of disability, access to health care and immigration in the United States. At the event titled...

KANG: Redefine Inclusive Housing

KANG: Redefine Inclusive Housing

By Esther Kang November 8, 2019

On Oct. 31, 2019, Jillian Copeland and David Godoy visited my Ignatius Seminar, “Disability, Culture, and Question of Care.” Copeland is the founder of Main Street, a disability-inclusive residential...

DISABILITY ALLIANCE COURTESY OF ANNA LANDRE |

Georgetown Disability Alliance Pushes for Recognition

By Meredith Miller September 19, 2019

Georgetown Disability Alliance, a developing student organization, will encourage education on disability issues and advocate for on-campus accessibility and awareness of both physical and mental disabilities...

MAGGIE CHEN FOR THE HOYA Author Eli Clare (left) suggested a new model for the special education system that better integrates students with disabilities into the classroom at an event Oct. 4.

Author Urges Reform of Special Education System

By Chelsea Hafer October 11, 2018

The special education system contributes to the marginalization of people with disabilities, author Eli Clare said at an event Thursday hosted by the LGBTQ Center in the HFSC Social Room. The event,...

Disability Studies Minor Approved

By Alfredo Carrillo April 28, 2017

After about three years of advocacy by the Disability Studies Minor Working Group, Georgetown is set to offer a new minor on disability studies this fall after it was approved by the Georgetown College...

EDITORIAL: Uphold Curricular Diversity

By Editorial Board November 15, 2016

As an academic institution, our community benefits from opportunities to learn from a wide range of academic disciplines. The Georgetown University Student Association is currently circulating a petition...

COURTESY DARA BALDWIN
Activists organized a vigil on Capitol Hill Sunday to commemorate the murders of people with disabilities.

Vigil Recalls Disability Murders

By Kshithij Shrinath March 3, 2015

People with disabilities murdered by their parents were honored in a vigil on the National Mall Sunday. The vigil, which was held in front of the U.S. Capitol, commemorated the Disability Day of...

Disability Compliance Draws Scrutiny

By Charlotte Allen February 24, 2015

With recent lawsuits filed against universities for inadequate resources for students with disabilities, Georgetown’s policies could leave the university vulnerable to a similar lawsuit, though administrators...

COURTESY LYDIA BROWN
An essay by disability rights activist Lydia Brown (COL ’15) is on the 
syllabus for new anthropology course “Disability and Culture.”

Student Essay Featured in Disability Course

By Suzanne Monyak January 13, 2015

An anthology featuring an essay by Lydia Brown (COL ’15), a student activist for disability rights, will be used as coursework in a new anthropology course called “Disability and Culture,” taught...

Cura Personalis Should Comply With the ADA

By Abbey McNaughton April 8, 2014

In the Georgetown University Student Association senate Sunday night, we unanimously passed a resolution calling for Georgetown University to revisit accessibility policies in relation to campus events...

Strong Words From GU’s Disabled

By Suzanne Monyak January 14, 2014

Students tweeted about their experiences of being disabled at Georgetown on Monday using the hashtag #BDGU. The protest — inspired by the December #BLGU, #BAGU and #BBGU Twitter protests by minority...

Disability Cultural Center Under Development

By Lily Westergaard September 14, 2012

For every disabled student who has struggled to navigate campus, Georgetown students are in the initial stages of establishing one of the country’s first Disability Cultural Centers. “As a whole...

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