“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…
It’s an early summer evening, and it’s warm out. We’re waiting to be seated, and someone says, “Let’s sit out here. It’s beautiful this…
You know that trend going around on TikTok with Folding Chair by Regina Spektor as the background music? “I’ve got a perfect body, but…
Chances are, if you’ve seen any of the suicide prevention awareness efforts of mental health advocates, you’ve heard about suicide hotlines. Suicide hotlines are…
Halloween is just around the corner, and despite the CoronaVirus pandemic, many people are still planning their costumes for a variety of activities. Personally,…
During the 1960s, people with mental illness were reintegrated into society, following mass deinstitutionalization efforts of the United States government, rendering state-funded mental hospitals…
By: Emeily Flyr The time has come, spooky season! October has finally made it’s long anticipated arrival with all it has to offer. Air…
Unbeknownst to the majority, eating disorders aren’t really about food, weight and shape. Here’s what my ED is really about. When I tell someone…
Image illustrated by Staff Artist, Damaris Contreras. CW: medical trauma, graphic descriptions of injury The crack of the plaster fills the tiny doctor’s room,…
Let’s start with a hypothetical scenario: You live in a world where for one reason or another you can only drink from red cups….
It’s been over a decade since Madeleine McCann went missing in Portugal. However, the McCann case is still ongoing and continues to earn global…
Image illustrated by staff artist, Ellie Darby-Prangnell Envision this scenario in the eyes of an able-bodied individual. The house (which is the seating area,…
Despite professional recommendation, I put off applying for the disability pension for as long as possible. I am chronically mentally ill. I am unable…
“You are so cute!” A phrase I hear all the time. From family, friends and sometimes people I don’t even know. Okay, to a…
When I tell people that I am currently undergoing electroconvulsive therapy, the modern equivalent of “shock therapy”, I am most often met with semi-horrified…
Most able-bodied people have an image in their mind of what they think a disabled person is and I’d bet the whole two dollars…