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One reason why media representation matters is because it well and truly affects what nondisabled people think about disability -- like right after my health took a turn and my

I sneezed and missed Biden mentioning disability in his speech.Because it was a word -- one word.An important word?But we have so fucking far to go. He didn't even say

When adapting books for film, what if we stopped inventing one or two pointless female characters (or, ugh, "love interests") and started achieving parity by genderbending existing characters instead? I

I have seen countless handwringing articles about students "falling behind" in the pandemic and zero articles asking what sort of nightmare society is structured in such a ruthless, hypercompetitive way

My diagnosis took 6.5 years(/33 years). I am certain that I would still be undiagnosed if I hadn't figured it out myself and compiled a 140-page report for my specialist

Accessibility is not for those who need it "the most". It is for those who need it -- FULL STOP. You cannot claim to support accessibility while also rationing it.

A story about ranking disabilities:One time I was talking to another wheelchair user I'd just met about traveling with a wheelchair, and she casually said, "...but, I mean, I'm a

We talk a lot about disabled ppl serving as inspiration porn for the ableds, but I want to also discuss how the ableds feel entitled to "inspire" your disabilities away.

Ok pals, what are some specifically crip pleasures that you relish? For me: any time I don a brace and feel *support*! Also, I just got some new compression stockings

When drs gatekeep mobility aids because they don't want a person to "lose function", and w/o a mobility aid that person cannot participate in activities they find meaningful, we need

I want to push back on this term "invisible disabilities" because so much of the time it is actually just a nondisabled person's failure to "perceive" someone's disability. It is

I'd love to start a "what's the worst advice you've ever been given" thread for chronically ill people, but we all know it's yoga. (Also, yes, this is a joke.