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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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. […]
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, […]
Live Commentary for Blind Fans Debuts at Major Soccer Tournament
Blind and partially sighted fans will soon be able to follow every detail of a major international soccer tournament – live, in real time, and from inside the stadium. The service, called Audio-Descriptive Commentary (ADC), is being fully integrated at this level of global competition for the first time, marking a historic step forward […]