Stella Young, a disabled comedian and writer, once said that she wanted to live in a world “where we don’t have such low expectations of disabled people that we are congratulated for getting out of ...

A long-time, low-grade worry for people with disabilities has become a red alert in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Most disabled people at one time or another worry that we and our so-called ...

What’s the point of working against disability prejudice — also known as ableism? Sometimes it seems like the fight against ableism boils down to little more than making sure not to offend disabled ...

The slur disappeared but is once again popular to use on and offline. What's up with that?Over the past few years, the R-word ...

During the community conversation, the group talked about people in power and those meant to help them didn't listen to their needs. Brisa Luzzi Castro of WHYY leads and moderates a Bridging Blocks ...

Woman sits in the wheelchair and looks on sunrise. Girl with limited mobility looks into future and searches opportunities for personal growth. Development lifestyles pathway. Vector There’s a ...

“What kind of funding are you looking for, and do you have a budget for this year?” a staff person from a foundation asked me. We were talking about the 2018 Disability & Intersectionality Summit (DIS ...

Editor’s Note: This story uses person-first language (“people with disabilities”) and identity-first language (“disabled people”) interchangeably. Please note that people may prefer either term or ...

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Panteha Abareshi, “(FOR PARTS)” (2020), digital edition one (all images courtesy the artist) “What does accessibility truly look like in the art space?” This is one of the questions that artist ...

Fan Service is a column by pop culture and fandom writer Stitch that looks at the highs and lows of fandom, and unpacks how what we do online, and for fun, connects back to the way we think about the ...

In early 1990, the proposed Americans with Disabilities Act was stalling in Congress. After years and years of grassroots lobbying to pass legislation that would ensure civil rights protections for ...