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Mary Zendejas Knows A Thing or Two About Courage and Passion

4 years ago Feature, The Palacio Podcast

Mary Zendejas is an announced candidate for the vacant District 1 City Council seat. Ms. Zendejas is the founder of Professional Abilities Association of America, an organization created for working professionals with disabilities and is a Board Director for Long Beach Transit. Mary Zendejas speaks candidly about being stricken with polio as an infant in…

Voices in our Heads

OpED: The Disability Rights Movement Is Not Invisible

5 years ago Feature, Voices in Our Heads

Editor: The following OpEd, “The Disability Rights Movement Is Not Invisible,” was written by Kirsten Hernandez, a student at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). Hernandez is President of Students with Disabilities at Large at the school. Within the past two decades, we have seen a massive shift in the awareness of civil rights issues. There has…