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Against a white background are seven Barbie dolls and two Ken dolls with a variety of different skin tones and ethnic background. One Barbie has a purple prosthetic leg, one sits in a manual wheelchair with a pink frame, another Barbie has a curvy figure, another wears glasses and one has a pink hearing aid. One Ken has vitiligo.

America Ferrera’s Barbie Speech: Feeling Heard Not Only in My Womanhood But Also in My Disability – My Re-Interpreted Version

Spoiler alert: Major spoilers for Barbie: The Movie (Proceed with caution) The following is my re-interpretation, as a woman with cerebral palsy, of America Ferrera’s phenomenal anti-patriarchy speech about the cognitive dissonance of being a woman in society in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie:

September 28, 2023

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Administration Continues to Increase Access, but aims are limited.

As the number of students with disabilities grows, the college’s Student Disability Service is continuing its efforts to reduce the barriers students with disabilities face, such as inaccessible buildings and unaccommodating academic standards. For students with disabilities, these barriers continue to make

September 28, 2016

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Semester of Service: Shirley

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Abigail Henderson

November 18, 2013

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America Ferrera’s Barbie Speech: Feeling Heard Not Only in My Womanhood But Also in My Disability – My Re-Interpreted Version

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Semester of Service: Shirley

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Semester of Service: Shirley

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