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Ep. 7: Legal Understandings of Disability Rights vs. Disability Justice

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[Content Warning: Mentions of police interaction and self-harm] 

In this episode, we are joined by Katie Warden, Director of NW ADA Center, and Elizabeth Pendo, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Law, to explore the differences and intersections between the Disability Rights and Disability Justice movements. Drawing on their extensive legal expertise, they shed light on the limitations of anti-discrimination laws in tackling compounded forms of oppression and underscore the crucial role of intersectionality in understanding the experiences of individuals with disabilities.

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