A school constitution amendment opened student government to disabled candidates

Evidence

There was another new paragraph, but the relevant section of this one read, “In the event that I am unable to fulfill all the responsibilities of the office for which I am running, as stated in the Student Organization Constitution, and I provide a reasonable justification for such an inability, a reasonable accommodation will be considered by the members of the Student Organization Executive Board, under the condition that the accommodation does not create an undue hardship and unduly compromise or jeopardize the principles vital to the existence of the Leadership Program and the Student Organization.” She could see right through the dense legal language, and to her the paragraph read like Thomas Paine. It was the language of democracy. Now she—and everyone else like her—could run for office. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 436

Categorization

• SEED: The language of inclusion is literally the language of revolution — a student constitution paragraph drafted like a revolutionary document. Could anchor an essay on how accessibility law channels democratic participation.
• ADDENDUM: Connects to the theme of small procedural victories mattering — the formal bureaucratic amendment as the enabling condition of political membership.