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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Coolidge Corner Theatre event discusses lack of disability representation in film

Molly Farrar March 9, 2021
Tod Browning's 1932 "Freaks" was blacklisted in its time. Today, it is held up as one of the only films in the country where the majority of the cast are individuals with disabilities. Thursday, the Coolidge Corner Theater hosted an event about the film and disability representation with speaker IndieWire TV Editor Kristen Lopez.
Abbigale Shi

Mind your business: Ableism is rooted in capitalism

Abbigale Shi November 20, 2020
If you want to fight ableism, you must be able to recognize that it is, and has been for a long time, rooted in capitalism.
The Boston University School of Theology, where the BU Cross-Disability Club hosted an Accessibility Walk Tuesday to highlight challenges faced by students with disabilities when navigating campus. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP FILE

Student demonstrates lack of accessibility for disabled people at BU

Gabriella Finocchio November 15, 2019
The Boston University Cross-Disability Club at the School of Theology held an accessibility walk Tuesday to show able-bodied members of the BU community the challenges their disabled peers face in getting around campus.
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