Disability

Choreographing the Physicality of My Bodies

When disabled people dance, our use of technology and of the body changes what nondisabled people know. This new information is...
Alice Sheppard
Apr 30, 2019 4 min read

It’s Time to End Germany’s Culture of Benevolent Exclusion

Imagine a society that doesn't need a fixed construction of "who is disabled" and "who is able," but one that looks...
Rebecca Maskos
Apr 30, 2019 5 min read

The Power of Finding a Disabled Community Online

Popular hashtags like #disabledandcute and #disabledandsexy mean that a diverse group of disabled people–different genders, nationalities, disabilities–are calling their bodies sexy...
Rae Rose
Apr 30, 2019 4 min read

Creating Shared Spaces With Every Form of Language

The ABC sitcom Speechless serves as an important reminder of the vital ways in which disability invites us to reconsider how...
Rebecca Sanchez
Apr 30, 2019 4 min read

Disability Futures

We can't think about the future-of health, of technology, of community-without centering disability; it cuts across every other kind of experience....
Kenny Fries
Apr 30, 2019 1 min read

Remaking the Ideal Teacher

If I fight for inclusion and equal access for my disabled students, I must extend these rights to myself. I must...
Emily K. Michael
Apr 30, 2019 5 min read

How We Think About the Future of Disability

We ignore disabled writers at our peril. Disability is–physically, emotionally, and technologically–in the process of redefining our lives.
Kenny Fries
Apr 30, 2019 3 min read

Inaccessible Airways

But what do these airline protocols, which are supposed to serve passengers with disabilities, say about how those of us with...
Kenny Fries
Mar 5, 2019 4 min read

Crossing the Border While Disabled

Many immigration regulations are based on an outdated understanding of disability, which fails to recognize the contribution that people with disabilities...
Kenny Fries
Feb 5, 2019 5 min read

Inclusive Art Makes Space For All Bodies

Claire Cunningham–a Glasgow-based dancer, performer, and choreographer–is enacting her goal of inclusive performance in Guide Gods.
Kenny Fries
Jan 8, 2019 4 min read
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