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a brief psychiatric and physiological history of autism, by Anushka Jain ~ March 14, 2025

A Conversation with my Chronic Pain, by Natasha Khetan ~ March 14, 2025

Adaptive Fashion: A Revolution of Style for All, by Jaylee Cox ~ March 3, 2025

Disability in Anime: Representation of Prosthetics and Disability in Fullmetal Alchemist, by Hannah Dang ~ February 24, 2025

Why Does Disability Representation in Romance Matter?, by Elisa Shaholli ~ February 21, 2025

Beautiful Challenges, by Ella Cook ~ February 10, 2024

Event Review: Deaf Perspectives on Mental Health & Suicide Prevention, by Psyche Ready ~ November 14, 2024

Fred’s Story: What is the Value of a Human? by Hannah Dang ~ November 14, 2024

Silk and Wires, by Elisa Shaholli ~ November 12, 2024

Indigestion, by Emery Roberts ~ November 12, 2024

I Ask the Same Kind of Questions, by Emery Roberts ~ November 12, 2024

Disability Institutionalization in the US Gallery, curated by Brenda Brueggemann and Hannah Dang ~ September 26, 2024

Decor and/or a Disability Aid: Exploring Selena Gomez’s “Rare Beauty” Cosmetics Line, by Hannah Dang ~ September 9, 2024

Marriage, Self-Sufficiency, & Disability, by Madison Bigelow ~ July 3, 2024

Exploring Disability Studies in Turkey, by Elisa Shaholli, Mina Keleş, Sude Kılınç, Hayel Yelek, and Duru Urer ~ May 17, 2024

“Separating” Race/Gender/Disability in Willow Weep for Me, by Madison Bigelow ~ Apr 30, 2024

Michael Orsini: A Review, by Hannah Dang ~ Apr 30, 2024

Boiled Owls: A Bittersweet Symphony of Addiction and Recovery, by Jaylee Cox ~ Apr 30, 2024

Response to the New York Times: The Intersection Of Dance and Audio Description, by Madison Bigelow ~ Apr 30, 2024

Boiled Owls: A Poetry Reading by Azad Ashim Sharma, by Hannah Dang ~ Apr 30, 2024

The Dance of the “Handicapped”, by Hannah Dang ~ Apr 12, 2024

Messages, by Jess Leach ~ Apr 12, 2024

DAC’s Statement on Linguistic Justice, by the DAC Blog Team ~ Apr 11, 2024

A Collection From “Feminist Disability Studies”, by the Fall 2023 WGSS 3257 Class ~ Apr 11, 2024

It’s Time to Recognize Eating Disorders as Disabilities, by A.C. ~ Apr 11, 2024

Vapo-Rub Can’t Cure Everything: Perceptions of Disability in the Mexican-American Community, by D.L.H. ~ Apr 11, 2024

Student Accommodation Plan, by D.P. ~ Apr 11, 2024

The Decade Since Diagnosis, by Emma Chamberlin ~ Apr 11, 2024

Language Barrier, by Eun Sok Hong ~ Apr 11, 2024

Black Women with Disabilities, by Iris Elena Jordan ~ Apr 11, 2024

Two Shades of Yellow, by Sha Jameson ~ Apr 11, 2024

Stairway to Heaven, Ashten Vassar-Cain ~ Mar 21, 2023

Disability in Mythology, Hannah Dang ~ Mar 4, 2024

Sara Nović shares some True Biz with UConn students and faculty, Brenda Brueggemann ~ Mar 4, 2024

A Poem About Crows, Hannah Dang ~ Feb 7, 2024

El Deafo; The Hero My Younger Self Needed, Sarah Elizabeth Goodwin ~ Feb 1, 2024

Baseball and the Deaf Community Annotation, Troy Guidone ~ Jan 15, 2024

The Erasure of Racially-Diverse Identities in US Media: Exploring “White-Washing” in the Disability Community, Hannah Dang ~ Dec 10, 2023

News Chat: A Classroom Activity for Disability Studies, Psyche Ready ~ Dec 10, 2023

MTS @ Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Exhibition, Madison Bigelow and Ashten Carter ~ Dec 10, 2023

In response to Laurie Anderson’s “A Story about a Story”, Madison Bigelow ~ Dec 10, 2023

Generational Melancholia, Paula Mock ~ Dec 5, 2023

18 Models of Disability, Kelly Coons ~ Dec 3, 2023

“The Mansfielder” and the Publicity Machine, Ally LeMaster ~ Dec 2, 2023

Places of Waiting, Ashten Vassar-Cain ~ Dec 1, 2023

Poetry of the Institution – A Closer Look of MacNamara’s Poetics, Madison Bigelow ~ Dec 1, 2023

“Thinking about Disability All Along the Way:” A Reflection on Dr. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson’s Visit to the University of Connecticut, Madison Bigelow ~ Oct 26, 2023

Our “Caws” for Disability Representation were Answered: A Review of the Six of Crows Duology By Leigh Bardugo and Netflix’s Hit Adaptation, “Shadow and Bone”, Hannah Dang ~ Oct 8, 2023

Dear Gifted Ones, Brenda Brueggemann ~ Oct 8, 2023

Thursday the 13th, Alyssa Carbutti ~ Aug 15, 2023

Why DAC?: A Personal Reflection, Alyssa Carbutti ~ Aug 12, 2023

The “Difficult Choices: Disability on a Dirt Road” podcast, Kate Youngdahl-Stauss ~ Aug 11, 2023

Crip Camp Zoomed In, Allison Kogut ~ Aug 10, 2023

Video Reading Annotation of “Feeling My Way Into Blindness” by Edward Hoagland, Allison Kogut ~ 10 Aug, 2023

Being, Nicole Weatherwax ~ Aug 10, 2023

Motherhood & Disability, Allison LeMaster ~ Aug 10, 2023

William Hay and The Hmong, Max Soroka ~ Aug 10, 2023

A Weekly Writing & Photo Collage for UConn Disability Course AMST-2274W, Davianna Larocque ~ Aug 10, 2023

Audism and Autism: An Investigation of the Similarities and Differences between Deaf and Autistic Individuals Along the Axes of Education, Language Acquisition, and Socialization, Mary-Katherine Cormier ~ Aug 10, 2023

DORM LIFE ACCESSIBILITY: A Review By a Former Student Resident of UConn’s Towers, Hannah Dang ~ Aug 10, 2023

A Reflection About Concert Experiences for People with Disabilities: Louis Tomlinson’s FAITH IN THE FUTURE and Charlie Puth’s CHARL!E World Tours, Hannah Dang ~ Aug 10, 2023

The Edge of a Sunset, Allison Slitt ~ Jul 31, 2023

The Disability & Access Collective Official Playlist, The DAC Team ~ Jul 29, 2023

Chalk Marking as a Display of Solidarity and Defiance, Ashten Vassar-Cain ~ Jul 29, 2023

In the Quest for a “Diabetic Aesthetic”: Where Ramadan and Diabetes Meet through Sculpture, Elisa Shaholi ~ May 10, 2023

Negotiating Disability and Spirituality in Netflix’s Zeytin Ağacı, Elisa Shaholli ~ May 10, 2023

Our Crowchet Friends, The DAC Team ~ Apr 24, 2023

Some Silly Photos of the Team, The DAC Team ~ Apr 23, 2023

What *IS* the DAC Blog?, The DAC Team ~ Apr 23, 2023

Learning that I’m Not Invincible: My Time in Shinjuku, Elisa Shaholi ~ Apr 23, 2023

Dragon Scales: Tackling the Stigmatization of Body Image / Body-Shaming and Embracing the Value of Body Positivity, Hannah Dang ~ Apr 23, 2023

Miss Fritz and Norm Mate – The Love Story, Brenda Brueggemann ~ Apr 11, 2023

A Crow’s Eye View into “Transcripting”, Hannah Dang ~ Apr 11, 2023

A Recap of the 3/27/23 Interview with UConn Professor Holly Fitch, Madison Bigelow & Transcript edited by Ashten Vassar-Cain ~ Apr 11, 2023

How Do We Teach, and Learn, Universal Design?, Alyssa Carbutti ~ Mar 23, 2023

Representing Diabetes with Art: Sculpting Ms Excess, Elisa Shaholi ~ Mar 22, 2023

Disability Studies According to Wikipedia, Kelly Coons ~ Mar 2, 2023

How Culture Shapes and Protects Against Stigma: An Informational on NYU Professor Lawrence Yang’s InCHIP Lecture, Hannah Dang ~ Mar 2, 2023

A Recap of the 2/17/23 Interview with UConn Professor Erin Scanlon, Ashten Vassar-Cain & Transcript edited by Alyssa Carbutti ~ Mar 2, 2023

A Recap of the 2/6/23 Interview with UConn Professor Kimberly Bergendahl, Madison Bigelow & Transcript edited by Hannah Dang ~ Mar 2, 2023