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Disabled and Thriving: The Economic Side of Suicide Prevention (opens the original)
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This essay appears in Stories & Voices, our section for member and contributor reflections on work, disability, and chronic illness.<img alt="Changing the Narrative on Suicide: World Suicide Prevention Day Graphic" class="sizing-
The Empower Monthly: September Edition (opens the original)
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September 1st isn’t a great day for a birthday. (opens the original)
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This essay appears in Stories & Voices, our section for member and contributor reflections on work, disability, and chronic illness.September 1, 1939: Hitler invaded Poland, sparking World War II. A few months later, Hitler backdated the order authorizing the systematic killing of disabled people on the same date.It was a terribly dark day in history; and it also happens to be my birthday. (Well, not 1939, I'm not a vampire. But September 1st.)Whi
The Work I Didn’t Know I Was Doing (opens the original)
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This essay appears in Stories & Voices, our section for member and contributor reflections on work, disability, and chronic illness.My first job was easy to identify.It was the one with the job title, the meetings, the deadlines, and the paycheck.The second job I was doing was invisible.I didn’t apply for it. I wasn’t trained for it. There were no performance reviews or vacation days. But over the past five years of living with Long COVID, it has become the hardest work I have ever done.Before I
The Empower Monthly: August Edition (opens the original)
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