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The Pain of Advocacy

It was international day of people with Disability this week

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Jacinta Parsons
Dec 06, 2024
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It was international day of people with Disability this week.

Like all days that acknowledge a marginal experience, it is both a celebration of a momentary visibility and a chance to ignite the conversations that are dearly needed, but also, it prods at the body of pain that lives inside my skin. That lives inside so many of us.

Pain is a funny thing. I …

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