Videos
MSNBC: Life After Lockdown for People with Disabilities
A conversation with Emily Ladau and MSNBC correspondent Joe Fryer about the impact of “returning to normal” post-COVID, and why disability advocates are urging that we instead move ahead to a more inclusive, accessible world.
Microsoft: Be your usual self (Simple Things Count, Episode 1)
Disability rights activist Emily Ladau explains how to best interact with people with disabilities—the same as with anyone else.
VICE News: Flying Has Become Hell for Passengers with Wheelchairs
A spotlight on the indignities of air travel for disabled passengers, including experiences of damaged mobility equipment.
Vox – Consider It: What it means to be a good ally in 2019
A conversation on meaningful allyship and how to take action.
Vox: Is the Americans with Disabilities Act still effective?
The law says public spaces have to be accessible to everyone. So why is it still so hard people with disabilities to get around?
VICE: How to Treat a Person with Disabilities, According to People with Disabilities
VICE talks to people living with disabilities about the proper ways to treat someone with disabilities.
Facebook Live: Women’s March on Washington
Read the transcript of A conversation on disability, intersectionality & accountability
Rooted in Rights: A Mother’s Day message from Emily and Ellen Ladau
Emily and Ellen Ladau talk about the rights of parents with disabilities and share their story.
Podcasts, Radio, & Television
NPR Life Kit
Don’t be scared to talk about disabilities. Here’s what to know and what to say
WNYC’s The Takeaway
What is Disability Pride Month?
PBS NewsHour
Pandemic means Americans with disabilities aren’t getting the services they need
KRON4
Becoming a better ally during Disability Pride Month
Call Your Girlfriend
Disability, Fragility, Vulnerability
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Demystifying Disability and Closing Opportunity Gaps
Otherppl with Brad Listi
The Heumann Perspective
“Demystifying Disability” with Ellen and Emily Ladau
Tiffany & Yu
Making the Disability Experience Accessible
Function with Anil Dash
NPR Morning Edition
BBC Radio Ouch
Disability Visibility Podcast
Articles
New York Times
‘A Failed System’: What It’s Like to Vote With a Disability During a Pandemic
NPR
With Roe v. Wade overturned, disabled people reflect on how it will impact them
Clinton Puts Focus On 56 Million ‘Invisible’ Voters With Disabilities
The Washington Post
What disabled people know about making better New Year’s resolutions
Donald Trump put disability in the spotlight, but not in the way these advocates hoped.
‘Me Before You’ has a disabled main character — but activists are angry. Here’s why.
Los Angeles Review of Books
Changing the Mindset: A Conversation with Emily Ladau
Shape Magazine
This Activist Reframed 2022 Goal Setting In the Most Genius Way
USA Today
‘Exhausting’: Traveler chose to fix her own wheelchair after this airline damaged it
SELF
Why Some Disability Rights Activists Are Protesting ‘Me Before You’
The Daily Beast
Think the Pandemic Sucks? Now Imagine You Have a Disability.
HuffPost
Disabled Lives Are An Afterthought During School Shootings. But Why?
Disabled New Yorkers File Lawsuit Against MTA Over Subway Gaps
What Your Disabled Friends Want You To Know About ‘Going Back To Normal’ Post-Vaccine
How To Talk To Your Kid About Disability
It’s Perfectly OK To Call A Disabled Person ‘Disabled,’ And Here’s Why
#CripTheVote This Election Year
The #CripTheVote Movement Is Bringing Disability Rights To The 2016 Election
CNBC
Disclosing a disability in the workplace, as employers focus on creating a culture of inclusion
Columbia Journalism Review
What journalists can do better to cover the disability beat
Good Housekeeping
Parents with Disabilities Are Often Overlooked in Society
Gay Mag
Vox
Products mocked as “lazy” or “useless” are often important tools for people with disabilities
Vice – Tonic
We Need to Stop Talking About Disability as a Burden
We Don’t Need Events Specifically for Disabled People
CNN
Why banning plastic straws upsets people with disabilities
The Open Notebook
Eradicating Ableist Language Yields More-Accurate and More-Humane Journalism
Truthout
Most of US Wants Sex Ed in Schools. Why Isn’t It Federally Mandated and Funded?
Does “Special Ed” Serve Students? Disability Activists Say No.
ReformJudaism.org
Meaningful Accessibility in the Workplace: An Interview with Disability Rights Activist Emily Ladau
Undark Magazine
The Physics (and Economics, and Politics) of Wheelchairs on Planes
Bloomberg Government
Airlines Duck Fines for Busting Wheelchairs, Despite Tougher Law
Wall Street Journal
Twitter’s Voice Tweets Upset Users Again Over Accessibility
IndieWire
It’s Hard Being Cut Off from Society? Welcome to My World
Apartment Therapy
What Happens to Remote-Friendly Work Culture in the Post-Pandemic Era?
TeenVogue
How to Get Disability Accommodations at School
The Globe and Mail
Why journalism must be careful about health and gender
60 Minutes Overtime
The New York City Subway’s Accessibility Problem
U.S. News and World Report
These 10 People Wouldn’t Give Up Their Wheelchairs If They Could
BuzzFeed
13 People With Disabilities Discuss Their Post-Election Concerns
Newsday
Millennial activists on Long Island: West Babylon’s Emily Ladau
American Association of People with Disabilities
Announcing the 2018 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Awards
The Lilith Blog
Disability Rights Activist Emily Ladau on How to Make Feminism Include Everyone
Adelphi University
A Disability Advocate’s Day at the White House
A Conversation With Emily Ladau ’13, Disability Advocate, Author and Adelphi Trustee
Johns Hopkins University
Emily Ladau on disability, ableism, and being proud of who you are
Scary Mommy
It’s Okay To Say ‘Disabled’ And Other Truths About Approaching Disability With Respect
Healthline
Redefining the Beach Body: 4 Women Share Their Views
PopSugar
These Empowering Photos Prove Beauty Isn’t One Size Fits All
Women on Writing
Emily Ladau Shines a Light on Disability
WXXI News
Disability rights activist visits Rochester to discuss ‘self-direction’