This year marks the most diverse representation in politics, but disability is still not in the equation. Arizona State Legislature Jennifer Longdon is starting to change the status quo
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“I've always been part of trying to make positive policy changes to impact the [disabled] community. And I ended up in a position where there was a seat open, and my state legislature in my district and I decided to run. I decided that I had to see disability represented because, you know, I see strong advocates working at different areas of diversity, but disability is not at that table.
Throughout this increase of diversity in government representation, people with disabilities are still left behind. They constitute to be the largest minority group in the US, yet are still severely excluded from politics. According to a Secondly, although disability is one of the only social identities that anyone can inherit at any time in life, it is too often included last, or not at all, in discussions about diversity and inclusion. Disability intersects with all of the other identities that a person has, such as race and gender, yet it doesn’t receive as much attention as it deserves.Center for Responsive Politics
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