Dislocation and Distress through Dress
Nica Cornell describes her experience with Complex Post Traumatic Stress and how the accoutrements of dress can be comforting for mental illness and other disabilities.
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Book Review for Elly Katz’s From Scientist to Stroke Survivor: Life Redacted by Arvilla Fee
This book “is one of the greatest testaments to human tenacity, courage, and strength that the publishing world has ever seen.” –Arvilla Fee
Autism and the Modern Eugenics Movement
Autism and neurodivergent rights seem to be making an impact on our daily lives, with more emphasis on inclusion and recognition of differences. On the ground, things look very different. Autistic author Jorik Mol shares his assessment of current issues for neurodivergent communities in the Anglosphere, placing autistic rights in the context of renewed enthusiasm for eugenics in the 21st century.
Dolores Huerta and Women’s Leadership in the Movement for Human Rights
It is difficult to be optimistic when extremism has gained a stranglehold on the U.S. government while the mainstream media persists in normalizing the political insanity we are witnessing. But Dolores Huerta’s words and actions are an uplifting exhortation to keep on pushing ahead in the movement for universal human rights.
Story Merging in Writing Biography: Learning from Léa Roback’s Advocacy and Activism
In Tara Goldstein’s biography of her aunt Léa Roback, she uses a writing approach called story merging, where she recounts how her aunt’s activism influenced her own educational and theatre activism.
Adaptive Clothing: Addressing Inequity in Fashion for People with Disabilities
Although adaptivewear is a formally recognized category of clothing, it is not given much attention in fashion education programs. Adaptive clothing is often presented as a separate category and is not integrated into mainstream fashion assignments and educational collections. This can lead to a sense of separation that limits the visibility of adaptive clothing as a design and production opportunity for students.
What the United States Can Learn from Postwar Czechoslovakia
by Miriam Potocky Rafaidus | Today, as I watch troubling developments unfold in the United States, I can’t help but feel history knocking—not softly, but insistently. The parallels between the collapse of Czechoslovak democracy in 1948 and the democratic backsliding occurring in the U.S. under the Trump administration in 2025 are unnerving.
The Ongoing Epidemic of Violence Against American Indian and Native Women & Girls
Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women is ongoing in the U.S. – and it’s personal for Lara Neel and Lisa Neel. On February 13, 1872, their grandfather’s great-grandmother was murdered. Today, they use their historic dressmaking work to tell a woman-focused, Cherokee-centered story that has relevance today.
El Salvador and U.S. Policy Then and Now: Memoirs and the Present
In 2025, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported from the U.S. to El Salvador, where torture is systematically practiced to this day. Lifelong activist David Hinkley shows how urgent it is that outrage inspires a new generation to join and lead the fight.
From Harm to Healing: The Fight for Liberation in a Society That Criminalizes
Survival in a world built on punishment is not just an act of defiance but a testament to the resilience of those who have been criminalized—Black, Brown, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, and poor communities. Their struggle is not just against incarceration, but against a society determined to strip them of dignity and opportunity long after they’ve been released.