Image description: Judy Heumann speaking at a 504 protest. Judy Heumann, also known as “The Mother of Disability Rights,” passed away on March 4th, 2023. She was one of, if not the most,…
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A Message of Disability Unity Hey, are you disabled? If so, we need to talk. Steven Verdile is a disabled comedy writer and…
In the realm of performing arts, individuals with disabilities often encounter barriers to showcasing their talents. Kaylee Bays, a dancer hailing from Los Angeles…
Image description: Image of a bedroom, where you can see the headboard and bed front on. Above the headboard is a collage of pictures…
Image Description: Someone in a wheelchair seen in a kitchen. They’re wearing a yellow sweater. It wasn’t until I attended Muscular Dystrophy camp…
@cripplemediaPOV: you’re looking for disability representation in an abled world 👀 ib: @zarooza 💞 ##disability ##representation♬ wasted potential – chillytunees…
Image description: Billie Eilish at the Barbie movie premiere. She is wearing light pink striped shirt, and she has dark hair. Axelle / Bauer-Griffin…
Image description: A white person, who seems to have strawberry blonde hair and their eyes closed, lays their face on the hand of someone…
“I feel like I’ve lost my childhood to my disability.” I’ve read this haunting sentence multiple times on social media. I’ve also heard it from…
@briscalesseEmbracing my inner feminine and masculine in my new @reformation jeans ✨ ##moodflip ##stylechange ##newyorkmodel ##wheelchair♬ after the storm – vintage…
In Alabama, a young woman walks into the ER with severe COVID-19 symptoms. Doctors determine she needs to be placed on a ventilator. But,…
This is a picture of the outfit that I wore to my most recent doctor’s appointment. My thoughts in choosing this were that…
Across the internet, disabled people are reclaiming popular characters as their own. TikTok trends with captions like, “Characters that are autistic because I (an…
@cripplemediadisability is not a bad word . ib: @mushroomgrrl 🖤 ##disability ##disabled ##fyp♬ always forever – madalyn…
Where can you find 78 different events throughout 6 sports in 2 disciplines? Starting March 4th, tune in to the thirteenth edition of the…
It has taken me months to try and write this piece. It has sat in my to do list since August, “Write cripple anger…
A study led by Harvard professor of medicine, Dr. Iezzoni, published in Health Affairs in 2021 determined that out of 714 practising US physicians,…
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I lived for 15 years without having a clue about my autism. It was only after a series of life-threatening mental health crises- and…
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As a continuation of the two-part series of behind the scenes at the Paralympics, this article focuses on the medals that the athlete’s won,…
[Image Description: The cover title for Elsa Sjunneson’s memoir “Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism” written in all capitalized white and…
[Image Description: Author Jillian Curwin is wearing a stunning yellow dress and holding a red rose. She is dressed up as Belle and looking…
Image Description: A paralympic pool with lanes. One lane divider is blue with orange ends and another is yellow with orange ends. There is…
Disabled, immunocompromised and those at high-risk for complications from COVID-19 have felt an unshakeable weight over the past 18 months. Watching our government fail,…
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