Youth Today
Posts By Deandra Mouzon
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3.6KOpinionVirtual Communities More Crucial Than Ever For The Disabled
PROSTOCK-STUDIO/SHUTTERSTOCK As I continue to make connections with young people who live with disabilities, I am finding that many of them rely...
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2.0KOpinionHow Will Youth With Disabilities Celebrate Holidays During COVID-19?
Right around the winter holidays a year ago, we first heard the news of the coronavirus as it appeared in Wuhan, China....
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2.2KOpinionWhat Do Youth With Disabilities Think About Food Insecurities Due To COVID-19?
ELIZ A/SHUTTERSTOCK According to a report published by Feeding America, one in every six Americans, about 50 million people, will be food...
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2.6KOpinionWhat Role Does Health Insurance Play For Youth With Disabilities During COVID-19?
Having health insurance in this country has been a major topic of discussion in recent years. You hear about it on the...
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3.2KOpinionWhat Do Youth With Disabilities Think Of a Coronavirus Vaccine?
For months, health officials have been talking about the possibility of scientists creating a coronavirus vaccine. Now that we are getting closer...
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2.4KOpinionWhat Do Youth With Disabilities Expect About Predicted Second Wave Of COVID-19?
The first case of COVID-19 in the United States was reported in January, and since about April scientists and other health experts...
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1.8KOpinionWhat Do Youth With Disabilities Think About the Stimulus Packages?
Starting in April, as a response to the COVID-19 emergency, the U.S. government issued a round of stimulus checks to American citizens...
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2.1KOpinionWhat Do Youth With Disabilities Think About Recent Protests?
Amid a global pandemic there have been protests and unrest in the United States in reaction to cases of police brutality and...
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2.2KOpinionWhat Do Youth With Disabilities Think About President Trump’s Response To COVID-19?
Since the very beginning of the pandemic, President Donald Trump’s approach to addressing the crisis has been criticized and critiqued by people...
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2.1KOpinionWhat Does Traveling Outdoors During COVID-19 Look Like For Youth With Disabilities?
Throughout this pandemic it has been a struggle for many of us as we try to follow the “rules.” Wearing a mask...
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2.3KOpinionHow COVID-19 Has Impacted Youth With Disabilities’ Outlook On Future
COVID-19 has led to many necessary changes for people all over the world. One is the way we think about safety and...
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3.4KOpinionYouth With Disabilities Want COVID-19 to Teach Importance of Accessibility
For the past few months, while writing this column, I have been building relationships with young people who have disabilities. I have...
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1.8KOpinionAre Youth With Disabilities Changing Habits to Prevent Spread of COVID-19?
You see it on TV. You hear it on the radio and you read it in the newspaper. Everywhere you go there...
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1.6KOpinionWhere Are Youth With Disabilities Getting Support During COVID-19 Pandemic?
We have officially reached the six-month mark of COVID-19 hitting the United States. Our worlds have been turned upside down and each...
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2.2KOpinionHow Are Youth With Disabilities Receiving Medical Attention During COVID-19?
The need for social distancing has affected many aspects of our normal lives. As hospitals become overcrowded due to the influx of...
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2.5KOpinionOpinions Vary on Voting While Disabled
In the middle of a global pandemic our country is about to choose who will be the president for the next four...
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2.3KOpinionHow Has COVID-19 Affected Schooling of Young People With Disabilities?
As schools begin to open back up, many young people and their families are facing the unexpected. Understandably, they have questions about...
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3.5KOpinionHow Has COVID-19 Affected Employment of Youth With Disabilities?
As the country battles another recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment numbers soar. With more than 30 million people not...
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3.0KOpinionWhat Does 30th Anniversary Of ADA Mean to Youth With Disabilities?
Sunday marks the 30-year anniversary of the passing of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The ADA is a piece of civil rights...
