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My Disability Has Excluded Me From the #MeToo Conversation

“I see the glaring absence of the disability community in sex-positive conversations.”

Millicent Simmonds: Why My "A Quiet Place" Character Matters

Actor Millicent Simmonds on why characters like hers are so crucial.

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."

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."

Tommy Hilfiger’s New Campaign Features Models With Disabilities

It's for the new Spring 2018 adaptive collection.

Death Is Not an Escape From Disability

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

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.”

6 Ways to Help Protect Disability Rights Today

There's a major vote on H.R. 620 tomorrow.

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.”

My Disability Made It Hard to Use a Menstrual Cup — So I Designed a New One

Menstrual cups are not made for everyone.

I Have a Disability and I Was Abused By My Partner

And I'm not the only one.

The Sexual Harassment I Receive Is Linked to My Disability

This is how.

THIS Is How to Get Accommodations At School If You're Disabled

A helpful guide.

I'm a Special Olympics Gold Medalist — and I Have Cerebral Palsy

“Living with cerebral palsy means I have both physical and intellectual challenges."

What It Was Like Growing Up Deaf

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

Hollywood’s Disfigured Villain Trope Does Major Harm to Disabled People

Dr. Poison from "Wonder Woman" is one of the latest.

What "Everything, Everything" Gets Wrong About Living As a Disabled Person

The movie has been met with mixed responses.

Apple’s New Classes Are Making Their Best Features Accessible to Everyone

"We’re creating a modern-day town square.”