We Asked Young Disabled Women About Cornell
Image description: An image of university students walking up two stairs in a building that has grey walls. Some of the students’ bodies are blurred to indicate movement. Drugged with ketamine until she was fully incapacitated, Jane Doe was then gang-raped at Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity house in 2024, she alleges in a civil […]
HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FINAL RULING IN THE SECTION 504 LAWSUIT
Image description: An image of Capitol Hill, there is slight grain on the picture and it seems like the image is at sunset. A federal judge in Texas v. Kennedy, a lawsuit originally brought by 17 states challenging federal Section 504 rules, has issued a final ruling that removes guidance on community integration. That […]
Steve Way from Hulu’s Furious Knows We Might Actually All Be Caregivers
Image description: An image of Steve Way playing as his character Alden — a white man in a power wheelchair with a breathing machine. I remember exactly what it was when I first watched a romantic relationship on TV involve caregiving. It was in Me Before You (2016), with Sam Claflin—the very attractive actor […]
The Coolest Girl on Fashion Tiktok Has a Machine Gun for a Leg
Image description: A white woman standing in what seems to be a parking garage. She wears a slick back bun, looks to the side, and is wearing a black t-shirt with yellow letters that say “I am not perfect but I am LIMITED EDITION”. She is also wearing a hot leather pink skirt, with a […]
My mom is my caregiver and we’re mad at each other. WYD?
Image description: An image from the film Ladybird (2017), where the main protagonist and her mother are in the car together. The mom is at the steering wheel, and Ladybird, the protagonist, sits next to her. Did the last argument you had with your mom happen while she was cleaning your genitals? If so […]
AFTER THE WORLD CUP, WE SAT DOWN TWO PARALYMPIANS TO TALK ABOUT POWER AND EQUITY
Image description: An image of Noah Malone, a Black Paralympic athlete, behind a waterfall-like backdrop at what seems to be a photo shoot set. His arms are crossed, and he gazes at the camera. He wears Team USA track and field running outfit. Power is somewhat of a taboo topic for disabled people. Whether […]
What does a disabled future look like?
Image description: A brazilian woman sat on a manual wheelchair in the middle of the street. There seems to be old houses and buildings behind her, and it’s approaching evening. The wheelchair is lit with a computer underneath it, and blue wires connected all over it. The wheelchair is slightly tilted, appearing to be drifting, […]
We Just Found the Coolest Adaptive and Most Comfortable Shoes For You this Summer
Image description: An image of the author, Belle Bakst, outside on a sidewalk in New York City. She is wearing an oversized black jacket with the pattern “I LOVE NY” on it, and denim jeans and holding a black Chanel bag. Summer is my favorite season, except for the fact that it exists on […]
Here’s Everything That Happened at Paris Men’s Fashion Week
Are men okay? We’re not entirely sure — but on the runway, they seem to be thriving. Paris Men’s Fashion Week wrapped just ahead of July Fourth weekend, closing on an appropriately American spirit: having fun on the outside, slightly afraid and confused on the inside. Read on for our favorites from the week, and […]
The Trump Administration Wants to Reinterpret the Law Protecting Disabled Americans From Institutionalization
Image description: President Trump seen to be signing an official document, and he is wearing a dark blue suit. Last Friday, the Department of Justice published a legal opinion that would threaten one of the most significant civil rights protections for disabled Americans if used to impact legislation, stirring fear among the disabled community. […]