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Articles by Safia Hattab

We got dys: Dysautonomia Awareness Month

Safia Hattab
Opinion
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October 23, 2020

On top of October being Disability Awareness Month, it is also Dysautonomia Awareness Month. Also, International Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Disease Day was this month. So October, at least for me, has a lot going on, and I encourage you to take a moment to look at various disease awareness events. But this article is…

Academia cripples disabled people: Navigating abled spaces

Safia Hattab
Opinion
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October 9, 2020

Earlier this semester, I had a professor ask me why I was still here. A little background—I have a rare disability that leads to a bunch of rare comorbidities. It was the first day of class, and I was doing what I usually do: letting my professors know that I am not a conventional student,…