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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 »
Elizabeth Warren, a white woman with short blond hair, stands, smiling, while holding a microphone.

Elizabeth Warren’s Healthcare Plan is a Step Forward for Disability Justice

by Kendall Brown
February 6, 2020 at 2:09pm
Historically, the disability community has not been considered a key demographic for politicians. Read more »
An elderly couple stands at the top of a hill. One of the people is in a wheelchair.

If That’s Love, I Don’t Want It: The Impact of the “New York Times” Validating Ableism

by Alice Wong
January 14, 2020 at 10:29am
This was murder, not end of life care. Read more »
Alma, an animated character on Undone, is a woman with brown hair who is staring forward intently

Bending Reality: “Undone” Is a Testament to Hollywood’s Cripping up Problem

by Sara Novic
November 15, 2019 at 4:01pm
Disabled stories need disabled writers, consultants, directors and producers, too. Read more »
One of Sharona Franklin's edible jelly sculptures. Slices of citrus fruit are visible near the top of the jelly, and the jelly itself is surrounded by an assortment of flowers.

Sharona Franklin Is Calling out Gucci for Exactly the Reason You Think

by Stephanie Barclay
November 6, 2019 at 10:49am
Sharona Franklin’s botanical jelly sculptures have been making waves online after the artist accused Gucci of stealing her work. Read more »
A gas station poll that has a sign on it reading "No power means no service."

PG&E’s Planned Power Outages Prioritize Profit over Disabled Lives

by Kendall Brown
October 31, 2019 at 1:11pm
PG&E’s decision to stage intentional blackouts across much of California is a window into the harm that privatization will wreak not only on our environment but the most vulnerable among us. Read more »
a collage of a person in a wheelchair and a large image of red hiking boot

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

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. Read more »
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 »

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Valuable Resources: The Ableist Fight Over Plastic Straws

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by s.e. smith
July 10, 2018 at 12:36pm
Straws are easy to target, but cities and companies still rely on environmentally harmful practices. Read more »