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December 11, 2025
Anti-Asian Hate Part 2
From your perspective/experience how is disability perceived in the Philippines both invisible and physical? Has this shaped your way of perceiving disabilities? Has this impacted your identity? “In the Philippines,…
Anti-Asian Hate Part 1
How have the recent attacks in the Asian community affected you personally? “Personally, I think it is still a privilege that I am not what most oppressors will see to…
Surviving Sexual Violence and Mental Health
Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence, Suicide April marks Sexual Violence Awareness Month April 28th is Denim Day May marks Mental Health Awareness Month When I originally thought about reporting what happened…
Why I Speak Up
Trigger Warning: mention of suicide, self-harm, mental health conditions I was first public with my mental health struggles when I was thirteen. At the time no one was talking about…
Highlighting Husky Voices Part 2
In part two of highlighting Husky Voices, I wanted to focus on what it may be like for some huskies to identify as having a disability and what they think…
Highlighting Husky Voices Part 1
Disability and the world of the disability community is often forgotten when it comes to individual’s identities and how we see one another. I realized as a disability studies major…
Grace’s Experience with Self-Harm & Recovery
Trigger Warning: Self-Harming and Recovery I was thirteen when I hurt myself for the first time. I had heard of people hurting themselves and at the time everyone automatically assumed…
Therapy Series Part 3: Equine Therapy
Equine Therapy I have never done equine therapy in the same way I have provided such services. I got involved with a non-profit called Animals as Natural Therapy where we…
Therapy Series Part 2: Group Therapy
Group Therapy I was very skeptical about group therapy as I was an avid one-on-one therapy type person for over a decade. I got into group therapy while attending the…
Therapy Series Part 1: One-on-One
Therapy has been one of the many topics that has only become more accepted in our society within the last decade. Similar to mental health issues (including disabilities), seeking any…
Challenging One’s Identity
“As a student at the UW who identifies as disabled, I have been able to access resources and accommodations through the Disability Resources for Students (DRS). I have a lot…
Meet Grace
Grace Henneford UW Graduating Class 2021 Disability Studies How was your experience of having an invisible disability in school? I actually struggled the most with my disability in high school,…
Meet Lorie
Lorie Zullo UW Graduating Class 2020 Early Childhood & Family Studies What was your experience as a child with a disability in school? As a person born in the Philippines…
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