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Op-ed: A section of a publication that publishes personal opinions Usually between 750 and 900 words in length  Personal and conversational style — not too verbose  What makes for a good op-ed? Writing about an issue that affects your daily life, and/or community A sharp opinion on a current issue that is controversial A call to action   How to publish an op-ed Figure out who your audience is — who are you trying to reach? (ex. the…

Americans with disabilities are a group of approximately 40.7 million people that today lead independent, self-affirming lives and who define themselves according to their personhood—their ideas, beliefs, hopes and dreams—above and beyond their disability. Since the mid 1900s, people with disabilities have pushed for the recognition of disability as an aspect of identity that influences the experiences of an individual, not as the sole-defining feature of a person. People with…

WHEREAS, the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, holding approximately 2.3 million people in prisons and jails on any given day; and WHEREAS, the number of people incarcerated has increased almost eight times since 1980, largely as a result of the “War on Drugs” and “tough on crime” policies created in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; and WHEREAS, even after release from prison, collateral consequences make it extremely difficult for…