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Do We Really Understand the Plight of the Rural Debater?
Sahana Chandran | 4/23/25
“When we generalize entire circuits solely by their victors, we erase the struggles and stories of rural competitors, invalidating their investments and leaving them out to dry.”
Parliamentary Debate: An Answer to Debate’s Inaccessible Nature
Meera Shah | 4/16/25
“This style of debate helps combat many accessibility concerns in the forensics community while also bringing debate back to its core of nuanced argumentation about critical world issues and important questions of our time. By not allowing coaches or backfiles, debate becomes less about who can have their coaches prep-out the most people and more about critical thinking and creativity.”
Ben Barrera | 4/09/25
"This is such an important discussion to have, as we have missed so many potential national and state champions because they were eliminated from prelims for having a suit that didn’t match, a tie with a 'distracting' pattern, or something as simple as open-toed shoes. It’s important to highlight these general issues, however when we look at specific cities and regions we see the real effect of these rules. Sometimes the only professional shoes Goodwill has are open-toed, and there might not be a matching suit and pants set to go with it."
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Equality in Forensics is a student-run nonprofit organization that provides free and online resources to make speech and debate more accessible to students, educators, and coaches across America. We host a regularly updated blog, produce free and online resources, sponsor free coaching services, and host free events. Equality in Forensics has a mission of making speech and debate accessible to high school students across the country. We accomplish this through substantive, impactful activism.
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