What do Split, Phantom of the Opera, A Quiet Place, and Bird Box have in common? All four movies utilize disability as a means to create thrill and…
It all started with one pair of shoes. Something as simple as that had a profound symbolic meaning in my life. I’ve worn shoes…
We feel normal until someone decides that we must know their version of the truth. It is incredibly hard to gain self-esteem when the…
Like so many in our generation, I have dealt with my fair share of body positivity issues. Frankly, it sucks. But that doesn’t stop…
As a young adult, finding your style is hard enough, and adding a disability to accommodate often makes it even more challenging. There is…
Divergent Counting sheep to fall asleep, In dismay, unable to slip away. Thoughts upon gestures of The sheep keep clambering At slumbers…
Image Description: Person lying on their back in a room full of darkness, and unable to see anything forward. Kashif and I met in…
A few weeks ago, I had my day made by a comic book. I had been browsing my local comic shop when I came…
Inspired by our recent roast of the newest adaptation of “Come As You Are,” here are 15 Disabled Characters That Should Have Been Played…
When I was younger, everyone looked at my peculiarity as some sort of gift to the world. I was special; smart; gifted; charming. I…
A quadriplegic, a wheelchair user, and a blind man are walking down the road when a cop pulls up next to them. Finding them…
“The love of our neighbour in all its fullness simply means being able to say ‘what are you going through?’” What Simone Weil touches…
It is no secret that film is very much lacking in diversity. Disability representation is limited, and accurate disability representation is even more so. However,…
Happy Pride month, Cripple Magazine readers! While many of us will not be attending Pride events this year, I hope that each of you…
Pride today largely consists of celebrations, rainbow-clad community members, and corporations capitalizing on the opportunity to seem inclusive. The major strides in advancing LGBTQ…
With J. K. Rowling’s recent harmful tweets rejecting trans* identity floating to the surface of the internet, we’ve been on the hunt for new…
An exploration of mental illness; how guilt and blame fit into the equation. My disorder is fuelled by self-hatred. If she* can keep me…
Today, we are joined by young disabled actor Cale Ferrin, who met with Cr*pple Magazine to discuss his breakout role in the movie, “More…
Illustration by Damaris Contreras Deaf girl … and I can’t hear your words – kettle whistles, chair scrapes on wooden floor, and your lips…
When Lilo and Stitch was released to theaters by Walt Disney Animation Studios on June 21, 2002, no one expected it to be as…
As a dancer, I’m always on the lookout for fresh new videos of the latest dance crews or music videos. However, as a dancer…
I hid from my first date for a good hour before agreeing to finally meet with him. I met Rory on MySpace, back when…
On February 8th, 2019, pop singer Ariana Grande released her fifth studio album, “Thank U, Next” with 12 songs, including three singles (“thank u,…
In “This Week in Disability Representation”, writer Brianna Schunk provides a space to examine the small examples of disability representation that pop up in…