disability

Redefining Limitations: Disabled Athletes Are Adaptive, Resilient, and Still Locked Out

a collage of a person in a wheelchair and a large image of red hiking boot
by Tenley Lozano
October 2, 2019 at 8:55am
Disability spans all other identities, but it remains a mostly untouched market for companies that cater to the outdoors industry.
David Bower as David, a white Deaf man with a hearing aid, in Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1994.

“Four Weddings” Is Still a Pop Culture Starting Point for Sign Language

by Lilit Marcus
September 3, 2019 at 10:46am
It helps not to think of a signed language, a written language, and a spoken one as being in any way connected to each other at all, but to recognize them as distinct, each one a living, breathing entity. Read more »
A photo of Marianne Williamson, a white woman, giving a speech in Manchester, NH. She stands at a mic and gestures toward the audience.

Marianne Williamson Isn’t a Meme—She’s a Danger to Disabled People

by Kendall Brown
August 13, 2019 at 8:29pm
Maybe this time around, when disabled people raise the alarm, everyone should listen. Read more »
two white people—one in a wheelchair and one who is a little person—in a side-by-side photo from Game of Thrones

Unbroken and Unbowed: Revisiting Disability Representation on “Game of Thrones”

by Alice Wong
May 29, 2019 at 10:59am
Tyrion Lannister is a survivor in a deeply ableist family who loathes him for being a “dwarf.” Read more »
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Canfei to Canji: The Freedom of Being Loud

by Sandy Ho
May 13, 2019 at 10:09am
The erasure of disabled people is one of the most common international crimes against humanity. Read more »
A mother embraces her child, who sits in a wheelchair in a pink robe

Object Lessons: “The Act” and the Ethics of Consuming True Crime

by s.e. smith
May 8, 2019 at 11:48am
The interest in consuming true crime isn’t matched by an obligation to discuss the ethical implications of doing so. Read more »
a white man walks down a street with headphones on

Finally, There’s a Comedy Where Disability Isn’t the Punch Line

by Keah Brown
April 19, 2019 at 1:09pm
The show offers a protagonist who experiences insecurities that most people, disabled or not, can relate to. Read more »
Screen shot of smiling red-haired woman next to the words "Describing: Sign Language Tutorial

Reclaiming Hysteria: Disability Advocates Have Embraced YouTube—But the Feeling Isn’t Mutual

by Kate Averett
January 7, 2019 at 3:02pm
Demonetization and algorithm bias can dramatically affect the income that disabled creators stand to make. Read more »
Illustration by artist Micah Bazant featuring a midnight blue sky with little white stars. Below is a log with mushrooms growing out of it in multiple shapes and colors. ‘Text reads: Resistance & Hope, Essays by Disabled People, Edited by Alice Wong

Brave New World: “Resistance and Hope” Offers a New Vision of Disability Activism

by Sandy Ho
December 31, 2018 at 3:50pm
These compassionate essays can guide the next stage of resistance—no matter who is in office or what party controls Congress. Read more »
The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

2018’s Best Books About Bodies

by Melissa A. Fabello PhD
December 21, 2018 at 12:27pm
Our relationships to our bodies are arguably the deepest and most stirring we have. Read more »

Popaganda: The Fight for the Middle Ages

by Soleil Ho
November 15, 2018 at 5:10pm
We think of the Middle Ages as racially homogenous, rigidly gendered, and brutish, but scholars like the ones I talk to in today’s show have more nuanced interpretations. Read more »

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