Gaten Materazzo, CCD Smiles Launches First Convention for People with Cleidocranial Dysplasia
Image description: A photo of four people with cleidocranial dysplasia wearing matching blue convention t-shirts. From left to right: Dr. Kelly Wosnik, Brayson Deano, Actor Gaten Materazzo, Actor/Comedian Emmett Furrow. Sometimes, I like to say that I’m one in a million. This is due to the fact that I have cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD). CCD is […]
How Pride Events Still Exclude Me and My Disabled Peers
Rainbow flags swirled all over West Hollywood as festival goers poured into the already crowded sidewalks. Gay people shouted “Happy Pride,” high-fiving and hugging and validating one another. The final day of Los Angeles Pride 2010 festival crescendoed with Kelly Rowland performing her final song and smash single, “When Love Takes Over.” The air was […]
Kat Von D Coming Out As An Anti-Vaxxer Also Means Coming Out As Wildly Ableist – Here’s Why
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 has her hand positioned slantly as she holds her eyeliner above the star on her cheek. Beauty entrepreneur Kat Von D took headlines this past week for posting an Instagram picture […]