Martinez, Emmy

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  • An interview with Emmy Martinez conducted via Zoom by Gabriel Douglas on October 5, 2023. Emmy Martinez (She/Her) is a Disabilities Rights Activist from Brownsville, Texas. Martinez, now a first-year student at Dartmouth College, has partaken in a number of disability activism initiatives such as Access Dartmouth. Access Dartmouth is an organization aimed at increasing accessibility for students on campus through accommodations and other forms of assistance. Martinez is also an active member within the NCLD as a part of the Youth Leadership Council’s Cohort Six. In this Martinez seeks to get the RISE Act, an act aimed towards dismantling the barriers surrounding collegiate access to accommodation, passed, and integrated into colleges everywhere. ... [Read More]

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