disability

Glittering with Accessibility: Virtual Events Pave the Way for a More Inclusive Pride

A Black woman serves a slice of cake with rainbow layers and sprinkles while wearing compression gloves.
by Alaina Leary
June 4, 2020 at 3:20pm
The 50th anniversary of Pride is the perfect time for radical inclusion.
Karolyn Gehrig in an exam room wearing a glamorous red dress

Glamour Shots: #HospitalGlam Pulls Back the Curtain on Disability and Beauty

by Anna Hamilton
May 18, 2020 at 9:00am
Karolyn Gehrig is referring to both healthcare’s status as a luxury good, and the way traditional poses of illness are used to sell health and beauty back to us. Read more »
Donald Trump, a white man with a bad orange tan and large blond hair, pouts at a podium.

Autistic and Disabled Folks Know about the Dangers of Bleach "Cures" Firsthand

by Alaina Leary
May 6, 2020 at 2:59pm
It’s time for the public to listen to what autistic and disabled advocates have been saying for years. Read more »
An IV bag hangs on a metal pole. There is an eerie blue cast to the photo.

Staying Soft: Megan Giddings Explores the Hypervigilance of Black Women in “Lakewood”

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
April 3, 2020 at 10:26am
The participants—nearly all people of color—break bones and lose teeth to help advance the future of science and healthcare. Read more »
a photo of two campers in wheelchairs at Camp Jened in the 1970s

“Crip Camp” Brings Visibility to the History of Disabled Activists

by Bedatri D. Choudhury
April 3, 2020 at 9:21am
There are no human rights without disability rights, and Camp Jened produced many of the feisty activists that took on this fight. Read more »
a Black woman helps another Black woman fill out her ballot while she sits in a car

Hand-marked Ballots Are a Disaster for Disabled Voters

by s.e. smith
April 2, 2020 at 9:25am
Proposed solutions to rampant voter suppression measures and questions about election integrity could actually make polling places even less accessible. Read more »
Lujan Agusti, a Latinx woman with differing abilities, classifies materials at a ceramics studio

Coronavirus Shows Care Work Isn’t Just for Disabled Communities Anymore

by Julia Bak
March 26, 2020 at 1:40pm
Will we continue to support our sick and disabled friends who will remain in isolation, even after shelter in place orders have been lifted? Read more »
A South Asian person in her wheelchair takes notes by hand during a meeting.

Work with Benefits: COVID-19 Illustrates the Pros of Remote Work

by Alaina Leary
March 20, 2020 at 12:02pm
Put disabled workers first for once; we’re the ones who have the best hacks for surviving social distancing like pros. Read more »
a brownskinned, thin, femme-presenting person lays across a bed with their arm across their forehead

Cover the Coronavirus without Being an Ableist Asshole

by Caroline Reilly
March 13, 2020 at 5:53pm
Our current discourse reinforces the reality that some of our lives are more deserving of being fraught with worry and risk, but warding off coronavirus is on all of us. Read more »
Amanda Leduc, a white woman with wavy dark brown hair, looks at the camera. She has a soft smile and appears to be outdoors.

Amanda Leduc and Fantasy Authors Challenge the Trope of “Broken” Disabled People

by Alaina Leary
March 9, 2020 at 1:54pm
Fairy tales and their contemporary counterparts—superhero tales, science fiction, fantasy—shape our collective ideas about what it means to be powerful and beautiful.  Read more »
Harvey Weinstein, an older white man, hunches over a walker as he walks into court

Consent, Assault, and Harvey Weinstein’s Walker

by Imani Barbarin
March 2, 2020 at 10:54am
Disabled folk are as necessary to the dialogue around bodily autonomy as anyone else, and society needs to evaluate its continuous stereotypes of people with disabilities that prohibit us from being seen—fully. Read more »

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