Interview with Dylan Orion Patrick Mears, May 18, 2022
Project: Disabled in Kentucky Oral History Project
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Dylan Mears is a nonbinary and multiply-disabled person, and a founding member of the Disabled and Ill Student Coalition at the University of Kentucky. At the time of this interview, they are a Spanish major at the University of Kentucky and an aspiring high school Spanish teacher. In this interview, they discuss their experiences with life, identity, community, and social justice as a disabled person in Kentucky.Interview Accession
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Lexington (Ky.) Kentucky Louisville (Ky.) Disabilities University of Kentucky Wheelchairs Social justiceInterview Rights
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Mears, Dylan Orion Patrick Interview by Mack Thompson. 18 May. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Mears, D.O. (2022, May 18). Interview by M. Thompson. Disabled in Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Mears, Dylan Orion Patrick, interview by Mack Thompson. May 18, 2022, Disabled in Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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