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Inaccessibility at Movie Theaters, Community Activism, and More with Ace Ratcliff

Image Description: An illustration of an empty movie theatre. The screen is projecting the symbol for Closed Captioning. People with disabilities are constantly facing accessibility issues. Whether that’s building access with wheelchair ramps, hearing accessibility and captions, audio translation for those with sight loss, these options are difficult to find. Ace Ratcliff, a writer and […]

10 Tips for Studying When You’re Disabled

Image Description: An opened book laying in the foreground, with a pen in the middle of the book. Underneath the book is a journal with handwriting scribbled on it. Behind the foreground subjects is a blurred background of a bookshelf.  School is hard. September is a stressful time of year. People have expectations of you […]

Why Ableist Stigma Has Made Me Feel Obligated to ‘Come Out’ as Disabled

Image Description: Watercolor illustration of a person sitting alone in a large, pink forest. Person is in the foreground and illustrated very small. The forest is in the background, purposefully painted largely. It goes unsaid, yet it remains true that the majority of the time people expect it from people their default mental picture of […]

The World on Wheels: Traveling with a Disability

Image Description: A photo of a subway train, and blurry subjects moving towards and from the subway. So I’m off to America for three weeks – starting in New York, then working my way down to New Orleans via Washington, Memphis, and Jackson.  I’ll be honest with you, I’m a real food lover and impulse-booked […]

Turtles All The Way Down: The Truth About Thought Spirals

Image Description: Picture of the physical copy of, Turtles All the Way Down, sat on a barstool against a blurred brick backdrop. This summer I had the privilege of reading John Green’s new book, Turtles All the Way Down. The book is about a young woman who is investigating the disappearance of local billionaire Russell […]

6 Ways Colleges Could Accommodate People With Chronic Illness Better

This article was originally published on The Mighty. After having to take time off to get a diagnosis for and to treat a chronic illness, part of me feels scared to back to university, especially because I am transferring to a new school where I know nobody. Frankly, I am someone who is naturally an anxious […]

Stephen Miller’s Proposal to Limit Citizenship Based on Use of Public Welfare Services Will Kill Disabled, Poor, and Hungry Immigrants

On August 7, 2018, it was revealed that the Trump administration is planning to submit new immigration policy that will bar immigrants from obtaining citizenship if they have ever used public welfare programs such as the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the Affordable Care Act or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This restriction would not only […]

Me and Bojack: Seeing Myself in a Cartoon Horse

Image Description: Cartoon horse in the center of the photo, against a blue sky with clouds. The horse, ‘Bojack’, seems to have a sweater and a grey blazer on, with a concerned and anxious face.  One of the first Netflix original shows, Bojack Horseman, tells the story of a sentient horse who ended up spiraling into […]

James Charles’ Tasteless Tweet Exposes Mainstream Ableist Microaggressions

Image Description: James Charles’ face centered in the photo, and he’s seen staring into the camera with a face full of makeup.  Recently last week, popular media influencer and makeup artist James Charles showed a side of himself that is less than ideal to the disabled community. Charles made a tweet commenting on the inconvenience […]