Image description: Judy Heumann speaking at a 504 protest. Judy Heumann, also known as “The Mother of Disability Rights,” passed away on March…
“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…
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…
As a disabled teenager, I do not get the luxury of chocolate-covered strawberries or dozens of roses in a fancy little vase. I do…
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,…
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…
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,…
I will always remember the first time someone prayed for my disability to go away. It was like a slap in the face. After…