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Signs encouraging students to take the stairs instead of the elevator are a part of the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, and appear in parking lots and structures around campus. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Alexandra Tashman: Initiative&#8217;s signs use ableist discourse

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Regardless of how frequently students try to address issues of inclusivity and diversity, there still are communities at UCLA for whom the campus environment can be less than welcoming.

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Alexandra Tashman: Initiative’s signs use ableist discourse

By Alexandra Tashman

Oct. 22, 2014 12:00 a.m.