NAAFA NEWSLETTER ARTICLES

The NAAFA Newsletter is our monthly electronic publication updating our community on NAAFA plans, programming, and other important news. The newsletter is edited and approved by the Board of Directors Communications Committee.

Traveling Fat and Disabled
Tigress Osborn Tigress Osborn

Traveling Fat and Disabled

July is Disability Pride Month. About 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. has a disability, and at least half of the U.S. population is considered fat, yet transit and travel are still expensive, inaccessible, and sometimes impossible for larger-bodied people and/or disabled people. This month, NAAFA Executive Director Tigress Osborn, freshly returned from a month-long trip for NAAFA, shares some thoughts about traveling fat and disabled, as well as about the role NAAFA plays in travel accessibility advocacy. In a sidebar, we also examine some of the extra costs of traveling while fat and/or disabled.

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Anti-Racism Resources - July 2024
Darliene Howell Darliene Howell

Anti-Racism Resources - July 2024

Each month, we feature educational resources in the NAAFA Newsletter to support our community in working to dismantle racism. Resources may include historical information, tools for personal reflection, or information about how to get involved and make change. Many of the resources we suggest will be introductory resources, and this information is never intended to be full coverage on the complex and nuanced topics that are chosen each month.

This month we invite you to join us in exploring resources about Disability Pride Month.

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Media & Research Roundup - July 2024
Terri and Bill Weitze Terri and Bill Weitze

Media & Research Roundup - July 2024

The Media & Research Roundup is a series of the latest in news and research effecting fat folx compiled by Bill & Terri Weitze.

CONTENT WARNING: Some articles featured in the Media & Research Roundup may refer to stigmatizing events or use stigmatizing language.

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NAAFA Chronicles #102
Darliene Howell Darliene Howell

NAAFA Chronicles #102

The NAAFA Chronicles are electronic versions of the NAAFA Newsletter from our earlier days and reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history.

CONTENT WARNING: Some articles featured in the NAAFA Chronicles may refer to stigmatizing events or use stigmatizing language.

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