Alison Zagona
@alisonzagona.bsky.social
Educator, Advocate for Inclusive Education, Assistant Professor of Special Education at University of Kansas
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*Grabs megaphone* 📢
It's the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
What do we want? ACCESSIBILITY!
When did we want it? 35 years ago!
It's the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
What do we want? ACCESSIBILITY!
When did we want it? 35 years ago!
July 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
*Grabs megaphone* 📢
It's the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
What do we want? ACCESSIBILITY!
When did we want it? 35 years ago!
It's the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
What do we want? ACCESSIBILITY!
When did we want it? 35 years ago!
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I’m quoted in this article about the impact of Medicaid cuts in the near future. I wish my disabled rage came out more
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Thirty-Five Years After the ADA, Disability Advocates Fight for Survival
Thirty-five years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability rights activists returned to Capitol Hill to rally against a tax and spending bill that threatens to strip ...
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July 15, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I’m quoted in this article about the impact of Medicaid cuts in the near future. I wish my disabled rage came out more
www.americanbar.org/groups/diver...
www.americanbar.org/groups/diver...
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Over the past couple weeks, autism has been part of many conversations on here and in the news. Read my latest letter to the editor of @nytimes.com, available online and in print.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
April 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Over the past couple weeks, autism has been part of many conversations on here and in the news. Read my latest letter to the editor of @nytimes.com, available online and in print.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
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Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
April 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.
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Oh, absolutely. But even if this was an accurate portrayal of autism (it’s not) his rhetoric and behavior still wouldn’t be okay.
I want to live in a world where someone’s right to exist isn’t conditional on their productive capacity, ability to write a poem, or go to the bathroom unassisted.
I want to live in a world where someone’s right to exist isn’t conditional on their productive capacity, ability to write a poem, or go to the bathroom unassisted.
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
April 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Oh, absolutely. But even if this was an accurate portrayal of autism (it’s not) his rhetoric and behavior still wouldn’t be okay.
I want to live in a world where someone’s right to exist isn’t conditional on their productive capacity, ability to write a poem, or go to the bathroom unassisted.
I want to live in a world where someone’s right to exist isn’t conditional on their productive capacity, ability to write a poem, or go to the bathroom unassisted.
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“Autism destroys families.”
No. No, it doesn’t. A lack of resources does that. Cutting programs and services does that. Spreading false information does that.
No. No, it doesn’t. A lack of resources does that. Cutting programs and services does that. Spreading false information does that.
April 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“Autism destroys families.”
No. No, it doesn’t. A lack of resources does that. Cutting programs and services does that. Spreading false information does that.
No. No, it doesn’t. A lack of resources does that. Cutting programs and services does that. Spreading false information does that.
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Four years ago I wrote my inaugural poem The Hill We Climb. Both when I wrote it and performed it, I did so while continuously reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King’s legacy.
January 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Four years ago I wrote my inaugural poem The Hill We Climb. Both when I wrote it and performed it, I did so while continuously reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King’s legacy.
