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Opinion
People with disabilities remain unseen, unheard in mainstream media, says advocate
"Often, the entertainment industry is oblivious to disabled people on the cultural continuum," says Nancy Hansen, director of the University of Manitoba's disability studies interdisciplinary master's program. "Our absence is largely unquestioned."
Point of View
Disability rights advocate opposes expanding assistance in dying
"I am a disabled female academic. I have four university degrees. I am very happily married and I have a great job. Yet I have never felt more vulnerable as an individual," writes University of Manitoba academic Nancy Hansen.
Point of View
Who gets medical care during the coronavirus pandemic — and what does that mean for people with disabilities?
With the appearance of COVID 19, as a person with a disability, my life has suddenly taken on more significance -- or should I say insignificance. In my opinion, disabled people were identified as disposable.