I’m leaning against the door frame of the drama room, talking to a teacher that’s known me for four years, one that wrote my…
If you’ve spoken to me at all over the past two months, you’ve likely had the chance to listen to me rave about a…
Coronavirus has changed a lot of things, and it has changed a lot of things very quickly. Everyone is being forced to adjust to…
The stigma surrounding disability and chronic illness is so deeply rooted in society that it can thrive while still perfectly concealed by its normalization. …
A good story always starts with an introduction and a setting: In my senior year of high school, I became an activist for disabled…
Writer Isaiah Piche pictured on the left, with friends Jamie (center) and Kristie Norton (far right). I kept a keen eye on my…
I spend a lot of time on my phone. This is common in my generation, much to the dismay of our parents and various…
Far too often, I and many other people with chronic pain have heard that we just need to “push through” the pain and keep…
Disabled athlete Justine Levene has found himself plastering the newspapers and internet in the last few days as a video of him dragging himself…
Image Description: Watercolor illustration of a person sitting alone in a large, pink forest. Person is in the foreground and illustrated very small. The…
In a break between activities, you notice it. This morning, your head was heavy with thoughts and plans, but you now find yourself unable…
I hung out with two autistic children today (Jane, 5 and Harry, 7) and realized a few things. I spent an hour or so…
Image Description: Journalists sitting on the ground in a huddle holding their microphones and cameras, along with protesting signs. Shortly after 2:30 pm on…
Image Description: An avatar in a virtual world shown mixing music, with ranbow shoulder length hair and black angel wings. “The intellectual may feel…
Image Description: Kat Von D’s face in the middle of the photograph, and wears winged eyeliner and drawn stars on her cheek. Von D…