disabilities
Death Is Not an Escape From Disability
People saying Stephen Hawking is "free" from his disability is ableist.
By Keah Brown
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.'"
By Micaela Evans
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.”
By Alyssa Hardy
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."
By Alice Wong
Dear Hollywood: Stop Pretending Disability Representation Isn't Intersectional
“I felt like my narrative just wasn’t included.”
By S.E. Smith
Betsy DeVos Has Rescinded 72 Policies That Help Disabled Students
They were removed because they were "outdated, unnecessary or ineffective."
By Araceli Cruz
Disabled Youth Are More at Risk of Being Incarcerated
The school-to-prison pipeline for children with disabilities is a multi-layered problem.
By Rachel Anspach
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.”
By Ariel Henley
This Woman's Tinder Bio Went Viral and Now the Whole Internet Wants to Date Her
Swipe right!
By De Elizabeth
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.”
By Ariel Henley
What Disabled People Wish You Understood
We can’t be summed up with a wheelchair symbol.
By Robyn Lambird
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.
By Molly Thomson
This Is How I Learned to Love Myself and My Cerebral Palsy
For the first time, I'm saying 'Happy Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month.'
By Keah Brown
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.
By Emma Sarran Webster
The Really Cool Reason This Museum Is Using Virtual Reality
Because art is for everyone.
By Emma Sarran Webster
This Quadriplegic Makeup Artist Proves NOTHING Can Get in the Way of Your Dreams
Smashing the stigma around disabilities.
By Kaleigh Fasanella
Marlee Matlin Points Out Hollywood's Inclusion Problem That Has Nothing To Do With Race
Disabled people are left out of the picture.
By Brittney McNamara
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.
By Brittney McNamara
This 12-Year-Old Met President Obama After Donald Trump Kicked Him Out of a Rally
“Mr. Trump kept saying, 'Get them out.'"
By Brittney McNamara