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. […]
Oumou Aidara Wants You to Play Sports Slower
Image description: An image of Oumou Aidara and their participants at the Baltic island of Usedom. After a sleepy, quiet three-hour train ride from Berlin, Oumou Aidara, founder of Sport is for Everyone, arrives at the Baltic Sea island of Usedom with their participants for a slow beach hike and a workshop on rest. […]
Should Celebrities with Disabilities Be Expected to Become Advocates?
Image description: An image of Lili Reinhart over a table and she is wearing a blue coat. Earlier this Spring, Riverdale and Forbidden Fruits star Lili Reinhart, published a frank and honest article with Elle detailing her experience with Endometriosis. This followed her candid announcement on Instagram at the end of last year, which […]
Accessibility Was Never a Feature. It Was Always Culture.
Image description: An image of Haben Girma speaking at the event, a young woman speaking on a stage with her guide dog pictured. Image taken by Emily Flores. Last week, Apple gathered disability leaders, advocates, artists, and creators at Carnegie Library in Washington, D.C. to mark 50 years of the company’s history in accessibility. […]
Crip Trip Is the New Disability-Led Docuseries That Might Just Save Us All
As national caregiving systems crumble in the U.S. and Canada, Crip Trip offers a raw, funny, and urgent look at what it takes to survive while disabled. On a mission to find consistent filmmaking work to cover the costs of full-time caregiving, disabled TV director Daniel Ennett and his friend Frederick Kroetsch, who […]
While You Were Sleeping, Congress Voted to Kick Millions Off Medicaid
While most Americans were sleeping, Congress, under the leadership of Speaker Mike Johnson, passed HR 1 – coined the “Big Beautiful Bill” by President Trump. The bill is expected to cut over $700 billion in Medicaid, marking the most aggressive assault on healthcare safety nets in modern history. The bill passed in the wee hours […]
Lush just launched a new sensory-friendly shopping experience at their store – and we got an early look.
For Autism Acceptance Month, Lush partnered with KultureCity, a nonprofit focusing on sensory accessibility and acceptance, in order to pilot their sensory-friendly shopping experience across 25 North American stores. It’s designed to create a calmer, more accessible environment for all, available all day and not just during certain hours. Our autistic beauty creator, […]