disability
My Disability Has Excluded Me From the #MeToo Conversation
“I see the glaring absence of the disability community in sex-positive conversations.”
By Emily Flores
Millicent Simmonds: Why My "A Quiet Place" Character Matters
Actor Millicent Simmonds on why characters like hers are so crucial.
By Millicent Simmonds
Being Disabled Gave Me a Fear of Public Bathrooms
"While some people were afraid of heights or spiders, I had an irrational fear of bathrooms."
By Emily Flores
I'm in a Wheelchair, and This Is What It Meant to See Someone Like Me in a Fashion Ad
"I am not beautiful for a girl in a wheelchair. I am beautiful, period."
By Madison Lawson
Tommy Hilfiger’s New Campaign Features Models With Disabilities
It's for the new Spring 2018 adaptive collection.
By Mekita Rivas
Death Is Not an Escape From Disability
People saying Stephen Hawking is "free" from his disability is ableist.
By Keah Brown
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
6 Ways to Help Protect Disability Rights Today
There's a major vote on H.R. 620 tomorrow.
By Alice Wong
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
My Disability Made It Hard to Use a Menstrual Cup — So I Designed a New One
Menstrual cups are not made for everyone.
By Jane Hartman Adamé
I'm a Special Olympics Gold Medalist — and I Have Cerebral Palsy
“Living with cerebral palsy means I have both physical and intellectual challenges."
By Lucy Meyer
This Woman's Tinder Bio Went Viral and Now the Whole Internet Wants to Date Her
Swipe right!
By De Elizabeth
Hollywood’s Disfigured Villain Trope Does Major Harm to Disabled People
Dr. Poison from "Wonder Woman" is one of the latest.
By Alaina Leary
What "Everything, Everything" Gets Wrong About Living As a Disabled Person
The movie has been met with mixed responses.
By Alaina Leary
Apple’s New Classes Are Making Their Best Features Accessible to Everyone
"We’re creating a modern-day town square.”
By Laura Stampler