Author: Kimberley Chiasson

Now almost 20 years old, Kimberley Chiasson has had a life of unconventional experiences. Alongside a parade of chronic illnesses, she can’t help to find humour in, she is often found bumping her powerchair into something at a local bookstore or pondering the world to an 80s playlist. With a primary diagnosis of CP, she continues to become a seasoned advocate in the disability community. Away from her hometown of Sudbury, Ontario, Kim currently studies Journalism in Canada’s capital.

James Ian Creates the First-Ever Song for the Disability Community

James Ian Spaces cover

Image description: A man’s silhouette is seen on a stage, with only his figure seen due to a bright white light shining on him. The man seems to be holding a guitar, and beside him are words that say, ‘James Ian’, ‘Spaces’.  “I just started thinking about the spaces people with disabilities take up even […]

Missing the Mark: The Obstacle of Academic Ableism

“Having a diagnosis suddenly changed people’s beliefs in my capability”, says Megan Bent, a 38-year-old disabled artist and photographer based in West Hartford, Connecticut. She often recalls the feeling of being newly diagnosed to channel into her pieces, preferring a camera with “imperfect” qualities to achieve what she describes as a “slow photographic process that […]