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Challenging Ableism, Owning My Disability

Michelle Zacarias counters ableism. Photo by Miguel Moya

Fact checked by Jim Lacy I’ve spent most of my life trying not to inconvenience people. After I lost my leg at age 9 due to complications from bone cancer, I began a lifelong mission to “pass.”  “Passing” is the act of a minority blending into the majority, either intentionally or not. This could look […]