Occidental Students for Disability Rights

10/10/2018

Today!!! At noon!! At the Gilman Fountain!!!

09/06/2018

Find us at the involvement fair!!!! Between OSUAG and Pre-Health!!!!

04/21/2018

It's great to see more Oxy organizations including disability in their activism! But it's also important to go about it in a sensitive way! Here's a quick description as to why the term "people with disabilities" tends to be the better choice over "differently-abled."

Thoughts on disability justice, neurodiversity, intersectional activism from Lydia Brown, q***r, autistic, east asian activist, writer, public speaker

03/27/2018

A good video about the current debate on mental illness and gun violence!

The assertion that severe mental illnesses cause gun violence, specifically mass shootings, is not helpful and not accurate, but it is harmful. It is a dangerous idea. And we hear it from the media and our leaders all the time. Worse, no one ever seems to ask people with mental health disabilities w...

02/16/2018

Did you know 20% of the population has some form of a disability? That means 20% or more of the population benefits from the ADA in some way. But HR620, which aims to make it legal for businesses and other corporations to violate the ADA without repercussions, just passed in the House!!!! Please call your senator or fax them by texting RESIST to 50409.

09/21/2017

PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS!! 202-224-3121or RESIST TO 50409!! ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A PIVOTAL OR RED STATE!!! HELP KEEP OUR PEOPLE ALIVE!!

09/19/2017

Another day another bill to oppose!! Stop the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill!
CALL (202)224-3121!! or text RESIST to 50409

09/18/2017

CALL 👏 YOUR 👏 SENATORS (or text RESIST to 50409)

On Sept. 7, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted to advance H.R. 620, a bill originally introduced by Texas Rep. Ted Poe in January. If you're wondering what H.R. 620 is, it's a bill that critics are saying puts the basic civil rights of American…

09/15/2017

Hi everyone! We are a new club at Oxy that serves to provide a space that allows students with disabilities to relate to one another and discuss their identities as well as advocate for disability rights both on and off campus. Being disabled is often incredibly alienating, and many struggle simply to identify themselves as disabled, even though 20% of the US population has a disability. This is especially true of people our age, as there are certain societal expectations of us that we cannot necessarily adhere to. In addition, we will advocate for disability rights, centering around accessibility, intersectionality, and awareness.