Rebecca Williford’s Columns in Able News

DRA’s President & CEO Rebecca Williford has a regular disability rights column published in Able News, the newspaper for, by, and about people with disabilities.

• August 2025: Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Bringing Safety to Chicago and Beyond
• July 2025: Bringing the Americans with Disabilities Act to Life
• June 2025: Access to Jury Duty
• April 2025: Fighting for the Rights of Disabled People in Prisons
• February 2025: Disabled People Have a Right to Shelter
• December 2024: Ending Solitary Confinement for People with Disabilities in New York State Prisons
• October 2024: Fighting for the Right to Healthcare
• September 2024: Fighting for Parks Access for All
• August 2024: The Supreme Court, Disability Rights, and Emergency Preparedness
• July 2024: The ADA and DRA: Symbiotic Changemaking
• June 2024: How Do We Make Change? By Showing Up.
• May 2024: Creating Systemic Change for Voters with Disabilities
• April 2024: New York is Shirking Its Obligation to Provide Wheelchair-Accessible Taxis
• March 2024: Shifting Systems with Disability Rights Advocates (DRA)