Featured Stories
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Vote for Access: Episode 5 – Voter Suppression
Vote for Access: Episode 5 – Voter Suppression This is the final episode of Vote for Access, but it’s probably the most important. Voter suppression affects people with disabilities a little differently than other groups. You can be a part of another group that already faces forms of voter suppression. But voter suppression for people…
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Out and Proud at 71: A Retrospective on Queerness and Disability
CONTENT NOTE: ableism Today, at 71, I’m an out and proud queer, disabled, cisgender woman. I’m also a writer and poet. I’m open about being legally blind. Tapping my white cane, reading my poetry from text blown up large on my iPad, my low vision is out there for everyone to see. Being low vision…
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Parenting Without Pity
Parenting Without Pity Parenting Without Pity is a storytelling project where disabled parents draw from our own experiences of disability to help parents be better allies for their disabled children. In the series, we ask disabled parents about their own childhoods and what they wish their parents would have known. We also ask how they identify…
From the Blog
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Out and Proud at 71: A Retrospective on Queerness and Disability
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My Pain is Personal
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Other-Worlding: An Interview with Artist Emilie Gossiaux
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Fat Stigma and Limited Mobility: The Body Changes, But What Does It Mean?
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Braille and Leisure in India: 10 Years of White Print Magazine
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Lewis Capaldi is Taking a Break. Why Can’t I?
Storytellers
Featured Documentary
The Right to be Rescued
2016
The Right to be Rescued is a short documentary that tells the stories of people with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina. Released days before the 10th anniversary of the storm, our goal is to make emergency planners aware of the specific needs of people with disabilities and push them to alter their disaster plans to make sure those needs are met.
Featured Topics
Policy
We often hear about policies that impact the disability community in broad, sweeping terms. But the reality is that policies have real impacts on real people. Stay up-to-date on key policy issues that are important to the disability community
Health
Health and healthcare are at the forefront of disability rights issues. In these pieces, you’ll find insights on topics ranging from insurance and the need for systemic change within medical institutions, to the importance of self-care for your physical and mental well-being.
Activism and Advocacy
Educating the world about disability is how we make progress toward change. Take some time to learn about the advocacy issues that matter most to the disability community, the different approaches to activism, and what issues drive activists to continue fighting.
LGBTQIA+
These posts highlight the intersections of LGBTQIA+ and disability identity through authentic narratives and reporting.