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Death Is Not an Escape From Disability

People saying Stephen Hawking is "free" from his disability is ableist.

I'm Disabled and I Had an Eating Disorder

"As a disabled woman, I didn’t fit the narrowly defined expectations of what someone’s body 'should be like.'"

This Student Takes Outfit Photos in Her Wheelchair for an Important Reason

"As much as I live for the aesthetic, it would be my dream to see brands think of not only appearance.”

Disabled People Still Aren't Being Cast to Tell Our Own Stories in Hollywood

"Inclusion doesn’t mean sh*t unless we’re being paid, respected, and taken seriously."

Dear Hollywood: Stop Pretending Disability Representation Isn't Intersectional

“I felt like my narrative just wasn’t included.”

Betsy DeVos Has Rescinded 72 Policies That Help Disabled Students

They were removed because they were "outdated, unnecessary or ineffective."

Disabled Youth Are More at Risk of Being Incarcerated

The school-to-prison pipeline for children with disabilities is a multi-layered problem.

Why We NEED Sex Education for Disabled People

“Just because a person has a disability does not mean they don’t still have the same hormones and sexual desires as other individuals.”

What It Was Like Growing Up Deaf

And what's changed now that I'm an adult.

Why We Need to Stop Calling “Wonder” an “Inspiring Tear-Jerker”

“The existence of someone should not be considered ‘inspirational,’ just because they’re different.”

What Disabled People Wish You Understood

We can’t be summed up with a wheelchair symbol.

I Have Down Syndrome and I'm Competing to Be Miss Minnesota

Mikayla Holmgren is reportedly the first person with Down syndrome to compete in any state's Miss USA pageant.

This Is How I Learned to Love Myself and My Cerebral Palsy

For the first time, I'm saying 'Happy Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month.'

The Supreme Court Just Ruled in Favor of a Special Education Student

A public school district must pay the private-school tuition for a special education student.

The Really Cool Reason This Museum Is Using Virtual Reality

Because art is for everyone.

This Quadriplegic Makeup Artist Proves NOTHING Can Get in the Way of Your Dreams

Smashing the stigma around disabilities.

Marlee Matlin Points Out Hollywood's Inclusion Problem That Has Nothing To Do With Race

Disabled people are left out of the picture.

Disabled People Are Making History At the Women’s March This Weekend

They'll be at the Women's March on Washington in record numbers.

This 12-Year-Old Met President Obama After Donald Trump Kicked Him Out of a Rally

“Mr. Trump kept saying, 'Get them out.'"