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Navigating Accessibility in Medieval Italy

Wil Tayco with the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Image My name’s Wil (they/he) and I’m a disabled Queer student at the University of Oregon. I’m originally from Utah and decided to move to Oregon because I loved the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. I’m a second year majoring in medieval…

A Jet-Lagged Guide to Norwich

View of a pebble beach with a few individuals in the distance, facing traditional seafront buildings under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
My name is Ashley Fale-Olsen and I identify as a gay woman. I have grown up around Portland and have now lived in Eugene for two years. Both growing up, and being on a liberal heavy college campus, being gay is typically accepted, but with some of the political climate in the United States…