Disabled & Pregnant in the Age of Trump - Rae Rose

Every time I arrived at labor and delivery
I was in more pain than I had ever been in,
and I was afraid for my unborn child.

Outside the hospital there was a garden of lush flowers.
I hated their brightness,
how certain they seemed to be of themselves,
how sure they were that they belonged
all rainbowy in that gray sickness.

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Learning to Ride - Jennifer Bartlett

In April 2017, I came up with the idea of what became the (badly named) Elevator Action Group in Rise and Resist. I wanted to create a group within Rise and Resist that directly addressed issues of people with disabilities… This story is about how I was, at one point, voted the least likely person to be concerned with elevators.

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Jennifer Bartlett